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[06:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Some people have claimed that a motivating factor for banning the Bcachefs developer, from the Linux kernel, is that he has submitted code changes, for consideration, too late in the development cycle of a given Linux kernel version release.
[06:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	However, that doesnt quite pass the sniff test.
[06:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	If submitting code changes late in the cycle was cause for banning, nearly every significant Linux developer would also need to be banned.  Including Linus, himself.
[06:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Many of the other developers being more regularly guilty, of that, than the Bcachefs dev.
[06:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	That simply cannot be the *true* motivation for this change."
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[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj
[07:03]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj )
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	""
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	What IBM needs is a write-up that makes apparent the true power of the IBM AI. Someone tell that co-k su-ka Rob Thomas to get off his knees and start writing!
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	5 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +5 
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	@ae
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	You are correct, it's actually 10 IQ apiece, but they inflated it to 30, just like the chicken st. ock pr ice.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	They called K rrap anno and said, make it go from 10 to 30, we are going to Zuckie boy to sell our genius because it pays more than the IBM CEO + Gang business, and he did his Excel magic.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	Still, Zuckie was not in the mo di at all and he went with the 50 percent parking ta rrif. Zuckie gave them originally the H1B parking spot, but he then took it away. Wasn't thrilled with it, because on top of it all, they were planning to outsource their IQ to 50 neighbors from ii nn dd iii aaaaaaaa.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	5 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +2 
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	@az
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	It's what IBM Consulting is so good about - great PowerPoint presentations but nothing in terms of facts to back up the statements in the slides.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	As usual, trying to bulldoze with BullSh-t. Telling lies is what they excel at. It's why Consultants get paid the big bucks.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	6 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +1 
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	I don't know... IBM's AI sure looked great in the PowerPoint I saw.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	6 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @az+1k3vjayzj
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +7 
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	@a8
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	I can't tell you how shocked I am to read that Alvind and his 5 top Pipmunks have an IQ of 30 apiece. I always estimated that their individual IQ would be close to 10 and maybe even lower than that. I based my estimate on how they lose millions of dollars in profit to the competition due to their lack of foresight and imbecilic thinking that moving jobs to Moti's country will save IBM. It won't. But it will mean HCL will get IBM at
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	 a bargain basement price from Alvind sooner and not later.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	And the gifted Pipmunks like Donkey Dinesh and RT (IBM's biggest Co-k Su-ka) have no ba--s either. No wonder Trump is winning.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	9 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @ae+1k3vjayzj
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +1 
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	@a9
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	They are already talking about it on FOX Business, FYI, I watch and read many sources, but these are the ones already asking the question. One person said that it's not the same, because these companies are big and they are the ones doing the investment and they have big pockets. I understood it as, even if it is, there's water in the pool, so won't sink like the '90s bubble.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	All I'm saying is that a few outlets already started timidly, here and there, to wonder.
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	But his argument sounded like he was trying to convince himself that even if yes, don't worry, these companies are not like the Netscapes of the '90s "at all"....
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	One thing that is bull s... is that the "energy consumption" exaggeration is a bubble. This has ALWAYS been my opinion. Feel free to tell me whether I'm right or wrong in your views (energy).
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	9 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @ab+1k3vjayzj
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +1 
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	@a1
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	What do you all think about META, MS, etc going after what they perceive is "the only 20-30 people in the world that can do AI"?
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	9 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @aa+1k3vjayzj
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +4 
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	Does anyone think this AI thing is just another giant bubble like the tech one in 1999-2000 ?
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	Or the housing bubble that led to the 2007-08 Financial crisis ?
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	AI is being talked about everywhere
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	It seems saturated
[07:03]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	"AK and his top 5 right-hand geniuses have an IQ of 180, they are profoundly gifted / highest genius, altogether - 30 IQ apiece.
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	They all went to Zuck, but he said that he doesn't buy 180 in bulk, but per unit. It'a easy to get confused, AK and Gang thought they were in Ii nn dd ii aa. But Zuck wasn't in the Mo di for jokes and Zuck told them that next time they come over to waste his time they'd get a 50% parking space tariff.
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	10 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @a8+1k3vjayzj
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +5 
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	And then there's this new headline where Alvind and IBM Consulting doesn't even rate a mention :
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Microsoft has a most wanted list and heres why it spells trouble for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg"
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/microsoft-has-a-most-wanted-list-and-here-s-why-it-spells-trouble-for-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg/ss-AA1Lv3n1?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=68b1f4df2a744b2f93a663acad44ef77&ei=25#image=7
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	Sadly Rob the Slob, aka Chief IBM Co-k Su-ka doesn't get a mention either.
[07:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3hht0y8
[07:05]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-MSN
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Bingo.
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	But there is something wrong.
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	If they are so beneficial why does the US have a 38 trillion dollar debt.
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	3 hours ago by Anonymous
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[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @wy+1k3hht0y8
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +5 
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	Deport all of the in.dians and American workforce will flourish
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	4 hours ago by Anonymous
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @ww+1k3hht0y8
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +6 
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	@jj
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	Call the Trump tipline and see what response you get.
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	9 hours ago by Anonymous
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @vv+1k3hht0y8
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +11 
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	Got my walking papers today. New York. Over 20 years at IBM. Gone in a flash. Role no longer exists? Replaced by AI? I doubt it. It's an crucial role, and no AI can do what I do. Senior Vice President, Chief Co-k Su-ka. RT
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[07:05]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3hht0y8 )
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	>> Afternoon all,
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	>>
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	>> I shall wait for more information and make a decision.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	>>
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	>> Today I had essentially "volunteers are not covered by the 2010 Equality Act"
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	>> from the Equality Advisory Support Service by email.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Under certain circumstances, voluntary work in the UK violates the 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> National Minimum Wage Act.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> If it is determined that your Debian work was in fact unpaid employment 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> in violation of the act then the Equality Act may also become applicable.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Therefore, I feel it is a very good idea to discuss it with a labour 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> rights lawyer or specialist in disability and employment law.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> To prepare for the meeting with a lawyer, I would suggest that you look 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> at the definition of a job under the minimum wage act and then you look 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> at all your emails from the DPL and others to see if they appear to be 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> managing you or setting deadlines or other responsibilities.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Here is one official article about it:
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00697/SN00697.pdf
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> " Worker is a status broader than and inclusive of
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> employee status, and is defined in section 54(3) of the 1998 Act as:
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> an individual who has entered into or works under (or, where the
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> employment has ceased, worked under)
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> (a) a contract of employment; or
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> (b) any other contract, whether express or implied and (if it is
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> express) whether oral or in writing, whereby the individual
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> undertakes to do or perform personally any work or services for
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> another party to the contract whose status is not by virtue of the
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> contract that of a client or customer of any profession or business
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> undertaking carried on by the individual."
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Reading the above, it appears there are contracts you agreed to, such as 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> the Debian Social Contract, the Debian Free Software Guidelines and 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> maybe others.  A lawyer would need to look at all of this to determine 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> if you became a "Worker" as it is defined in the act.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> "The existence of a contractual relationship, whether
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> written, oral or implied through conduct, is an essential prerequisite for
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> NMW entitlement. Volunteers, i.e. persons who are not contractually
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> bound to perform work or services, are not entitled to the NMW.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Notwithstanding these ostensibly clear distinctions, uncertainty arises
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> from the fact that contracts may come into existence without the
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> parties being aware of it."
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Obviously they put a lot of pressure on you to be available and 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> responsive during the DD application process.  They gave you the promise 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> of recognition in exchange for your work.  That is a form of 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> consideration in lieu of cash and it may make you a "Worker" for NMW 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> purposes.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> https://danielpocock.com/en/modern-slavery-debian-open-source/
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> You also need to look at everybody you corresponded with to work out 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> which of those people are in the UK.  For example, in the Debian Account 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Managers, Jonathan Wiltshire is in the UK.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> https://www.jwiltshire.org.uk/
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Canonical Ltd and ARM Ltd are UK companies.
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> A lot of agencies like the Equality Advisory Support Service are 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> overwhelmed and they dismiss things very quickly if they think they 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> might be out of scope.  If you find the correct documents to join the 
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	> dots then they may look at it for you again.
[07:16]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00697/SN00697.pdf )
[07:18]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-danielpocock.com | Modern Slavery & Debian Open Source
[07:18]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-jwiltshire.org.uk The public face of jwiltshire
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[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj
[22:28]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj )
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Sam Altman said it is a bubble (and he has other motives to say it too): https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/18/openai-sam-altman-warns-ai-market-is-in-a-bubble.html
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	NVIDIA not selling that much (which is funny, because who would have thought that everyone would go for chips like going to the supermarket? they are measuring the wrong things): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/nvidias-latest-quarter-shows-signs-of-ai-chip-sales-slump-amid-concerns-of-tech-bubble
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Then this: "The AI bubble and a potential stock market crash"
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://theweek.com/business/markets/the-ai-bubble-and-a-potential-stock-market-crash
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Will the bubble burst?
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	It's too early to call a peak in the US stock market, "but the signs of one are starting to appear", said UnHerd. Share prices in the data mining and spyware firm Palantir fell by 10% last week, while AI chip maker Nvidia fell more than 3%, and other AI-linked stocks such as Arm, Oracle and AMD also fell.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Is it all doom and gloom for investors?
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Not necessarily. If comparisons to the dot-com bubble are apt, there are likely to be some big losers and some very big winners. Although many companies went under during the dot-com bubble, many companies survived and went on to become market leaders most notably, e-commerce giant Amazon.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	My take: What's happening is, they created the hype (they is media, etc) and now they are covering their b utt s talking about the burst of a bubble they themselves created. So they create fake and then they cover their bottoms. Secondly, yes, we will have winners and losers or more like survivors or not. IBM is in the not list. AK knows it, and that's why is trying to pivot to some other bubble, like Quantum-nothing burger.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	The article that initiated this thread @OP is correct, IBM has no credible AI story, not because of their capable workers, but because management is useless, and I'm not being cute so that people posting here will like me, I mean it.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	The sooner IBM realizes you will never win with the management they have, which is a piece of Mum bai cheap flee market type of business "quality", the sooner a solution may be found. Otherwise, IBM will not last beyond 2026.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	7 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @dk+1k3vjayzj
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +3 
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	What IBM needs is a write-up that makes apparent the true power of the IBM AI. Someone tell that co-k su-ka Rob Thomas to get off his knees and start writing!
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	20 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @b4+1k3vjayzj
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +7 
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	@ae
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	You are correct, it's actually 10 IQ apiece, but they inflated it to 30, just like the chicken st. ock pr ice.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	They called K rrap anno and said, make it go from 10 to 30, we are going to Zuckie boy to sell our genius because it pays more than the IBM CEO + Gang business, and he did his Excel magic.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Still, Zuckie was not in the mo di at all and he went with the 50 percent parking ta rrif. Zuckie gave them originally the H1B parking spot, but he then took it away. Wasn't thrilled with it, because on top of it all, they were planning to outsource their IQ to 50 neighbors from ii nn dd iii aaaaaaaa.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	21 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @b2+1k3vjayzj
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +5 
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	@az
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	It's what IBM Consulting is so good about - great PowerPoint presentations but nothing in terms of facts to back up the statements in the slides.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	As usual, trying to bulldoze with BullSh-t. Telling lies is what they excel at. It's why Consultants get paid the big bucks.
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[22:28]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.cnbc.com | OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI market is in a bubble
[22:28]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.pbs.org | Nvidias latest quarter shows signs of AI chip sales slump amid concerns of tech bubble | PBS News
[22:28]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-theweek.com | The AI bubble and a potential stock market crash | The Week UK
[22:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3hht0y8
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	"and you have a really good reason for the deportations from the US - 50% tariffs on their salaries in India.
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	LOL.
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	4 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @zr+1k3hht0y8
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +3 
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	@k9 Bingo.
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	But there is something wrong.
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	If they are so beneficial why does the US have a 38 trillion dollar debt.
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	19 hours ago by Anonymous
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @wy+1k3hht0y8
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +10 
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Deport all of the in.dians and American workforce will flourish
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	19 hours ago by Anonymous
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @ww+1k3hht0y8
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +10 
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	@jj
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Call the Trump tipline and see what response you get.
[22:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
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[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	I would not go back to IBM, no matter how good the pay or benefits are
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	I would not go back to IBM, no matter how good the pay or benefits are, because their RA tactics is fundamentally broken. It isnt based on actual low performance in sales or delivery, nor is it aligned with long-term growth habits. Instead, its driven by biased judgment and office politics. You can do your job well, hit every target, never complain, and even outperform others on your team, yet still end up on the chopping blo
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	ck.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	The reality is that employees are treated like numbers on someones spreadsheet high up in the chain... if you never had much visibility with that person, often due to weak leadership in your reporting line (no skip-level meetings, no proper alignment, there is noo support for your role), youre vulnerable... When the pressure comes, especially over just one or two quarters, youre likely to be cut regardless of your actual cont
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	ributions.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	That kind of RA strategy is not only nonsense its also very much destructive. It ki-ls IBM. It undermines trust, demoralizes employees, and wrecks careers for no justifiable reason. it hurts both the people and the company itself.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	11 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +5 
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	IBM Canada laid me off in Ottawa after 9 years and then weeks later marked me as a Low Performer. I received an email stating that I was a Low Performer which was total nonsense based on my last review. I asked my manager in Toronto why this happened and he said he was asked by his director in Austin to do it and said, "I didn't think you'd ever know about it." Why does IBM do this? So they can get money to backfill the position wi
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	th someone else. EVIL.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	I think the CEO and senior executives are slowly ki-ling IBM because revenue isn't actually increasing. They lay off thousands of people every year in North America, Europe and Canada and then move these jobs to India to reduce labour costs by 80%. Then their "revenue" looks acceptable each quarter. IBM is cheating the shareholders. It's one big scam.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	39 minutes ago by Anonymous
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[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	@am and they will sc--w you particularly when it comes to your severance when you get laid off.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	Nothing but a bunch of ruthless thieves but as they say, payback is a bi--h. It will get back to the IBM Management, HR and most of all Krabanaugh.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	4 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	@OP
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	When a company gets to the point of very mediocre management, capable people become NOT an asset, but a thr e at.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	Smart employees are no longer welcome, they d-mb down an entire organization slowly, but surely. Smart people scare AK and the Gang, because they have no IQ.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	7 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	Totally agree. In my last performance evaluation, my manager wrote about my unusual combination of skills and what a great asset I was to the team. Five months later I was RAed.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	If you work at IBM, don't trust anyone. Have an escape plan. Better yet, leave on your own terms. The longer you stay, the more likely you'll be sc--wed.
[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	8 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	yep
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[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	It will not be enough to get rid of the Indian cabal. IBM as is the case of most US corporations that went after cheap labor in India that resulted in dismal work and quality is to bring back these jobs to the US. CS graduates in the US are having hard times finding jobs. Those US CS graduates have lost the chance to have US based mentors.
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	So, death is very predictable for IBM and its likes that are by the Indian cabal and depleted jobs from the US and send it to cheap Indians.
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[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	@aq
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	Right.
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	I would add that the same person as CEO and Chairman may work in corporations where the founder (person that started the company and brought it to success) is still around. This is because rhe individual that started the company earned the right to have both jobs if he wants to, provided the numbers continue to be there. This is not the case for IBM at all, obviously.
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	The idea is that they need to create strong check and balances, and what we have seen in the event of these two useless corporate animals (Ginni and Tonic and Low IQ) Ugly AK is absolutely a NO. Someone should have been appointed as a counterbalance for both. So, these two terrible, terrible CEOs have no checks and balances or when the time comes for checks and balances previous time has been lost.
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	So the answer is, absolutely, inequitably, NO WAY that Ginni and Tonic and Low IQ Ugly AK deserve and should be allowed to have both titles. NO, NO, NO. These two never built anything, they just play politics, games and destroy anything that comes their way.
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	However, it has to be a person that does deliver such check and balances, if they are gong to be an I n b e d with each other situation, it would not deliver its purpose.
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	2 hours ago by Anonymous
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[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	It is said that hindsight is 20-20.
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	Yes IMHO, the separation of responsibilities "might" have prevented the mismanagement issues that arose with both Ginni (and Tonic) and Alvind. But at the same time, there could also have been collusion between a separate CEO and Chairperson to enrich themselves at the expense of shareholders and employees. If the board of trustees was strong, they would have clawed back both Ginni's and Alvind's compensation packages and reduced t
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	hem years ago. But it has not been the case; it's been more a case of the foxes allowed to guard the h-nhouse, so they rob what they like with impunity.
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	Alvind has no ethics or morals and the is evident from his tenure. Same applies to Ginni, despite her protestations to the contrary. They both talk a good game but they do not practice what they preach - particularly when it comes to following the IBM Business Conduct Guidelines. Duh, I forgot that they follow the crooked McKinsey principles !
[22:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[22:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Theres nothing brilliant about 99% of the people who come on H1B. The system was designed to push down US tech wages and shift the cost of training onto someone elses dime (Infosys, TATA, and other outsourcers). It benefits corporations, outsourcers, and people on visas, but it does not benefit US workers or the country as a whole. Since US workers vote, and the line has now been crossed, the political class is scrambling be
[22:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	cause they know whoever takes action here will scoop up millions of votes. The logic is upside down, but thats how it works.
[22:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	The other issue is that India takes 80% of the visas, which distorts the demographic balance and fuels resentment. If India has 15-20% of the global population, and assuming talent is normally distributed, then the numbers dont add up. A fair system would not result in 80% of visas going to one country.
[22:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	Ive worked with some incredible Indian colleagues, but Ive also seen plenty who were nowhere near "brilliant" - enough to make me question the entire process. And after more than 10 years at Accenture (I left a few years ago), Ive seen pretty much every shenanigan in the book, so I speak from firsthand experience."