IBM is Firing Staff Everywhere, Not Just Offshoring
There are some anecdotal reports like these:
Also a day ago:
There's also this new comment:
This posting is at least 30 years late. IBM and other IT service companies were pioneers in outsourcing as early as the 1990s. Millions of jobs in all fields have been outsourced over the years to every possible country, so what is different about what's happening today?Well, what's happening today is the same old story...somebody's a** got canned who thought that job cuts only happened to the loser down the street. "Ha ha, get a job!" was followed by "Ha ha, learn to code!". Lawyers, accountants and managers laughed at happy hours over the fates of unemployed factory workers. Keyboard grunts working cushy IT jobs laughed at happy hours over the fates of their "lessers" who didn't understand the latest technological jargon, who didn't own the newest technological gadgets and who didn't subscribe to all the social media channels. Those people are the ones getting fired today, and all of them are complaining about their mistreatment. They were "educated" and "skilled", after all...getting fired wasn't supposed to happen to them.
Life is full of irony. Irony is a great way to say "F*** YOU" to everybody. Enjoy the good times while they last, because they don't last forever...no matter what station you have in life.
Something will eventually appear in the media. Or not. ("Many IBM Layoffs (in Marketing), But the Media Is Not Mentioning Those Layoffs At All")