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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2n6pjeq#replies | Sep 23 22:07 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " I was at that meeting. It did not go well | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @19k+1m2n6pjeq | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @12b+1m2n6pjeq | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Hemnath becomes director 15 times already no? Still cannot do this right. He is good at politics I guess because actual leadership and hitting milestones commitments and accomplishments is just not his thing | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @13s+1m2n6pjeq | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @12b | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What do you expect from any of the Albany leadership at this point? They’ve been in leadership positions for more than a decade and still seem completely clueless and lost when it comes to handling situations like this. After a decade of this regime, Albany really has very little to show for it. They have fumbled and bungled nearly every major situation, and the Anderon launch is no exception. It has been completely embarrassing. | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It has really exposed their raw weaknesses, lack of capability, and sheer ineptitude across the entire Albany leadership team. | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It’s becoming painfully apparent that many of our leaders were never equipped for leadership in the first place. The way this entire situation has been handled is a pretty remarkable demonstration of that. | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @12t+1m2n6pjeq | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @em Exactly. It feels like an incredibly poorly handled and orchestrated launch from every angle, and honestly, it’s been that way for some time now. The communication has been terrible, nobody seems to have the same information, and leadership appears to be scrambling to figure out their own situation while everyone else is left hanging. | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | At today’s all-hands with Hemnath addressing the Anderon situation… holy he-l, that was rough. He kept saying, “We’ll figure it out,” but as someone pointed out during that same meeting, you’re saying “we’ll figure it out” while simultaneously launching this company next week. That’s not good and pretty damn alarming disconnect. | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The whole thing just feels incredibly unprepared, and I’m really worried this is going to be a disaster. The whole thing has been handled incredibly poorly. | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @12b+1m2n6pjeq | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +11 | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @kb the oct 1st date is indicating that ibm is considering as part of their RA strategy | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 days ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 11 reactions (+11/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @qc+1m2n6pjeq | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +15 | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP, Oct. 1 is a pretty interesting start date for Anderon. It’s the rumored layoff date for a lot of people on PIPs, and it’s also reportedly the layoff date for the Red Hat folks. I think there’s one other group with an rumored Oct. 1 as their final day as well. | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So if all of this lines up, Anderon really may just be a fancy-pants layoff mechanism for IBM. | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 23 22:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Cheapening things with LLMs and <a href="https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m35fy4x1"><em>"we’ve had a bunch of bugs because of it"</em></a> (IBM staff is in top 10 of <a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/23/Linux_Kernel_Becoming_a_Slopfest_Part_8_In_Conclusion.shtml">Linux sloppers</a>, e.g. <a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/21/Linux_Kernel_Becoming_a_Slopfest_Part_6_Seeing_Who_Contaminates.shtml">Paolo Abeni</a>): | Sep 23 22:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p class="center"><img src="/i/2026/09/slop-ibm.png" alt="Development Moved to India Team: What Does This Mean for Us?" /></p> | Sep 23 22:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p class="dropcap-first">The old joke goes, "I" in IBM is not international and the "I" in "AI" is not intelligence either. The punchline is considered racist even if in many cases it is an accurate description of IBM's workforce and demographic tidal wave. | Sep 23 22:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Earlier today <a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/23/IBM_s_Anderon_Already_Smells_Like_a_Fraud_and_IBM_Insiders_Heck.shtml">we showed that IBM gravitates towards fraud</a>, next week many layoffs are <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/09/17/Red_Hat_PIPs_The_Only_Question_is_How_Many.shtml">expected</a> (<a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/09/19/Red_Hat_Lost_2_000_Staff_Net_Loss.shtml">'silently' at Red Hat</a>), and late | Sep 23 22:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | r in the same month IBM can disappoint the "market" again and drop <em>another</em> 32%. Who keeps track at this stage, seeing that the "market value" of IBM is closely connected to or depends lies told by IBM to shareholders or by mainstream media <u>for</u> IBM? | Sep 23 22:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM is circling down the drain and every insider knows it. <a href="#top">█</a></p> | Sep 23 22:21 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m35fy4x1 ) | Sep 23 22:21 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 8 - In Conclusion | Sep 23 22:21 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 6 - Seeing Who Contaminates Linux With Slop (And Also Admits It) | Sep 23 22:21 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — IBM's Anderon Already Smells Like a Fraud and IBM Insiders Heckle the Lies From the Management | Sep 23 22:21 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — Red Hat PIPs. The Only Question is, How Many? | Sep 23 22:21 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — Red Hat Lost 2,000 Staff (Net Loss) | Sep 23 22:21 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " with over 52% of employees in India - IBM is now no longer a US company. It is an Indian company. The US government should not be giving us sensitive confidential and top secret contracts and work | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dg+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -2 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Rob Thomas: "The next decade will be the decade of India in IBM" 2022 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+0/-2) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @df+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The next stage is TYOR: Train Your Own Replacement | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dd+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ap The argument "the bosses said that they came to “help us” with routine tasks," has been abused many times by the slimy managers. Trying to fool employees into transferring all the knowhow to the scamming Indians. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I remember, sitting in a roundtable, with one slimy and useless executive. He/She used the same argument on us to allow the Indians into our product. This occurred more than 10 years ago. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cw+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They use a lot of AI because they lack "I". Coding is a bit different than English language writing, but not enough so people who speak English as a second language can't handle the nuances of a native English speaker. But IBM does not care. Cheaper is better is the current IBM mantra. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cr+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +14 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In February 2025, My product welcomed about 100 India based employees, the bosses said that they came to “help us” with routine tasks, so we could focus on high priority items. We were all let go (about 200 NA employees) in November (less than 20 employees dodged the layoff). So it is up to you to train or not the newcomers, but it is time to look at your next career move. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 20 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 14 reactions (+14/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ap+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +9 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP you are fu---d. Don’t get comfortable. Things might calm down and return back to normal, but make no mistake of it your time with IBM is coming to an end | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 21 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @aj+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +9 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | My guess, you have less than 6 month to jump ship. Most likely, you will asked to do some knowledge transfer sessions and over all the project documentation. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Advice, don't be nice to the Indians. Provide them with minimum data. Don't make an effort for them to understand. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 22 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a9+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Be ready for next round | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 23 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a5+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +9 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And the slide to the bottom continues. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 23 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a4+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Its really sad but I'm not surprised. IBM doesn't care about putting out quality products. The software I support worked really well until IBM decided they could run it on an OS cluster and charge customers even more for it. Guess what - we're losing those customers one at a time. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Good job, Arvind! Stellar performance! | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 23 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a3+1m35fy4x1 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +8 | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP it means the project is sc--wed and it means you are sc--wed. Time to update your résumé and start looking. Good luck. | Sep 23 22:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 23 22:22 |
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