IBM

There is nothing pro about IBM after the horrendous treatment they are giving me and my fellow colleagues.

The HR tries its best to demoralize affected employees. I am an engineer with effective knowledge and contribution. All of a sudden, a manager comes and tells me I am available and that I am available. There is no clear indication of any end date, no clear guidelines, and hardly any guidance. This is stressful enough. I am preparing to find a job both internally and externally. All of a sudden, we get this meeting from HR that now I have to be a call center representative! I am an engineer, not a call center rep. The logic behind this transcends all imagination. At the current situation, I need to focus on looking for a job and hand off my current responsibilities. Now IBM wants to add another bizarre, out-of-this-world, never-heard-of, ridiculous situation to give me a heart attack? They are treating us as pure slaves here?

If management is laying off, then don't keep employees in a hanging state. Provide a clear end date and give them some respect to look for another job. Employees are not slaves.

How can anyone in their right mind think to force an engineer to work as a call center rep? At least, provide clear guidelines and give the employee a choice. I came to IBM as an engineer and not a call center rep.