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IBM is Firing Staff Everywhere, Not Just Offshoring

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 22, 2024

There are some anecdotal reports like these:

Also a day ago:

I'm really sorry to hear that. That is also a bit shocking because I was RAed from Marketing and Communications and the reason we were given is that our job in the U.S. no longer exists and is being moved overseas, to build a bigger presence in Brazil, Romania and India...So now they are laying off in those places? Good grief, it's all a ruse.

IBM is planning to lay off around 10,000 employees across Europe.

There's also this new comment:

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")