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Instant Bluewashing at Confluent: Mass Layoffs Alleged at IBM

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 17, 2026,
updated Mar 17, 2026

IBM acquires Confluent to connect, process and govern real-time data for applications and AI agents

"AI" Ponzi scheme all over (buzzwords bingo).

Confluent sold

IBM Completes $11 Billion Confluent Acquisition

3 hours ago:

Acquisition closed this morning and IBM immediately laid off 800 of us at Confluent.

"Acquisition closed this morning and IBM immediately laid off 800 of us at Confluent."

Fast-cooking in the IBM kitchen?

Someone has said: "According to the 2025 annual report after all purchases (SW and consulting) plus RA’s/PIP’s IBM shrank 6k worth of employees world wide in 2025. That’s down from 270 to 263 or slightly over 2%."

It's the "headcount" spin. If you buy 10,000 workers with some company and still see workforce decreasing overall, then you fired or pushed out well 10,000; the net loss can also indicate you hire fewer than left/retired.

Latest thread is about getting off this rollercoaster:

Pondering a post-IBM life

So the main question is, did IBM just fire 800 people?

We cannot see even one single news site covering that.

I was about to get an offer at Confluent for a Solution Engineer role, but the HR told me that hiring has been stopped because of IBM acquisition. Anyone else heard about that ? Any chance to resune hiring ?

The company has real cash problems ( check its finances), and recently hired a new C-level HR who ran all her previous companies to the ground.

The following section summarizes insights on Confluent Inc's Total Debt

Over a billion dollars in debt.

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