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Wfh But Constant Layoffs

Cloud Architect
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 6 years
May 25, 2020
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Work from Home. Travel if you need to. Not much competition on the teams because of IBM's continuous layoffs. My team is very open to folks speaking to candidates without much fear of reprisal. Good support from my leadership.

Cons

Layoffs 2 to 3 times a year, removing some of their best producers.

IBM guts a team with layoffs, then "holds accountable" (blames) remaining employees for underperformance. VPs swoop in to save the day and spin real disasters as wins while changing nothing.

Officers get huge bonuses; employees get pennies.

Travel reimbursements ignore employees' personal and real costs for leaving home to earn revenue for the company.

Though I make well into six figures, after unpaid overtime, my wage is less than a Starbucks employee.

Much less support among the teams because of IBM's continuous layoffs.

Advice to Management

IBM officers are corporate raiders. They layoff people, often destroying lives, and collect bonuses for meeting quarterly revenue goals by subtracting the costs of those they just RA'd.

Proof that IBM leadership are raiders is that they've sold off all their revenue generators since the 90's (Lenovo, AIX, Notes, Verse, and on and on).

IBM will be a regional VAR reseller in 5-10 years. The new Indian CEO is worth over $1 billion but sacked much (maybe 40%) of USA technical staff for offshore talent, specifically India.

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