Nobody is Safe at IBM (or Red Hat)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 03, 2026,
updated Mar 03, 2026

The above comment, posted an hour ago (unverified poster, but nothing dodgy about it), suggests that what we've long said [1-4] is not far-fetched: IBM fires people based on cost, not performance or skill/s. With 40,000 or so workers being marked for potential layoffs (or PIP, which tends to lead to resignation or firing), the already-widely-cast net is further extended.

There is no job security at IBM or any of the companies it buys to bluewash, e.g. Red Hat. The old saying was, you don't get fired (or nobody gets fired) for buying IBM.

Now the opposite is true and those fired include IBM staff. They need not do anything wrong; sometimes just being very experienced (or accordingly paid) is sinful enough in the eyes of the IBM kitchen. █

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Related/contextual items from the news:

1. IBM Paying the Price for Treating Workers Badly and Discarding Real Talent (Because It's "Expensive")
2. Claim That IBM Has Another 8 Days to Lay Off 'Expensive' Staff
3. IBM's Strategy: Cull 'Expensive' Workers, Replace Them With Cheaper Ones
4. Good Explanation of Why IBM Has Chosen to Conceal Mass Layoffs (of 'Expensive' Staff) as "R.T.O." (Even For People Who Never Worked at the Office to Which They're Ordered to "Return")