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It did not go well [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @19k+1m2n6pjeq [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] @12b+1m2n6pjeq [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 [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @13s+1m2n6pjeq [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] @12b [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] What do you expect from any of the Albany leadership at this point? Theyve 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. [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] It has really exposed their raw weaknesses, lack of capability, and sheer ineptitude across the entire Albany leadership team. [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] Its 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. [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @12t+1m2n6pjeq [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] +7 [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] @em Exactly. It feels like an incredibly poorly handled and orchestrated launch from every angle, and honestly, its 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. [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] At todays all-hands with Hemnath addressing the Anderon situation holy he-l, that was rough. He kept saying, Well figure it out, but as someone pointed out during that same meeting, youre saying well figure it out while simultaneously launching this company next week. Thats not good and pretty damn alarming disconnect. [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] The whole thing just feels incredibly unprepared, and Im really worried this is going to be a disaster. The whole thing has been handled incredibly poorly. [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @12b+1m2n6pjeq [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] +11 [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] @kb the oct 1st date is indicating that ibm is considering as part of their RA strategy [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] 4 days ago by Anonymous [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] | 11 reactions (+11/-0) | Reply [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @qc+1m2n6pjeq [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] +15 [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] @OP, Oct. 1 is a pretty interesting start date for Anderon. Its the rumored layoff date for a lot of people on PIPs, and its also reportedly the layoff date for the Red Hat folks. I think theres one other group with an rumored Oct. 1 as their final day as well. [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] So if all of this lines up, Anderon really may just be a fancy-pants layoff mechanism for IBM. [22:07] schestowitz[TR2] " [22:21] schestowitz[TR2] Cheapening things with LLMs and "weve had a bunch of bugs because of it" (IBM staff is in top 10 of Linux sloppers, e.g. Paolo Abeni): [22:21] schestowitz[TR2]

Development Moved to India Team: What Does This Mean for Us?

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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. [22:21] schestowitz[TR2] Earlier today we showed that IBM gravitates towards fraud, next week many layoffs are expected ('silently' at Red Hat), and late [22:21] schestowitz[TR2] r in the same month IBM can disappoint the "market" again and drop another 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 for IBM? [22:21] schestowitz[TR2] IBM is circling down the drain and every insider knows it.

[22:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m35fy4x1 ) [22:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 8 - In Conclusion [22:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 6 - Seeing Who Contaminates Linux With Slop (And Also Admits It) [22:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights IBM's Anderon Already Smells Like a Fraud and IBM Insiders Heckle the Lies From the Management [22:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Red Hat PIPs. The Only Question is, How Many? [22:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Red Hat Lost 2,000 Staff (Net Loss) [22:21] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m35fy4x1 [22:22] 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 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dg+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] -2 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Rob Thomas: "The next decade will be the decade of India in IBM" 2022 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+0/-2) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @df+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] The next stage is TYOR: Train Your Own Replacement [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dd+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [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. [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. [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 8 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cw+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [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. [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cr+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +14 [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. [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 20 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 14 reactions (+14/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ap+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +9 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] @OP you are fu---d. Dont 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 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 21 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aj+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +9 [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. [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. [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 22 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a9+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +7 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Be ready for next round [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 23 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a5+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +9 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] And the slide to the bottom continues. [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 23 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a4+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [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. [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Good job, Arvind! Stellar performance! [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] 23 hours ago by Anonymous [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a3+1m35fy4x1 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] @OP it means the project is sc--wed and it means you are sc--wed. Time to update your rsum and start looking. Good luck. [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] " [22:40] *asacengyet (~asacengyet@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [22:47] *asacengyet has quit (connection closed) [22:48] *asacengyet (~asacengyet@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [22:48] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Sep 23 [23:27] *asacengyet_ (~asacengyet@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:33] *asacengyet has quit (Quit: ZNC 1.9.1+deb2+b3 - https://znc.in)