Posted on 02/12/2014 5:17:28 PM PST by RightGeek
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Dispatches from the firing line at IBM:
"People broke down after seeing the inhuman treatment. Laptops along with the cases were confiscated, so several employees were seen crying and exiting building carrying and balancing their personal belongings with their two hands."
"IBM STG INDIA is doing RA and it is very deep and numbers are huge."
"Just heard from a colleague in Bangalore that job cuts there have begun. Workers asked to leave on the spot. He claims 6 out of 23 people in his department."
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - IBM's latest $1 billion "rebalancing," as described by its CFO last month, is underway. And the first country hit is India, based on reports from Blue Blue workers there on Tuesday. The so-called "Resource Action" struck in the country where IBM reportedly employs its greatest number of workers.
One employee describes the layoff process as a "slaughter."
The business unit hit is the Systems Technology Group - IBM's troubled hardware group which is selling its low-end x86 server business to Lenovo for $2.3 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at wraltechwire.com ...
Of course, they weren’t this sad when they had the jobs that were “outsourced” from other employees.
The first two letters apply to you if you pay taxes.
Any chance we can re-source this outsource?
Indian users call: I’m sorry, Sir, was that a P or a B you were saying? No, Sir, I’m sorry I cannot do that. I don’t have internet to test your problem you’re reporting. And we BBQd our two supervisors yesterday as we are starving. I’m sure you understand? Is there anything else I can do for you today?
IBM could fire everyone, close it’s doors, and still be one of the most profitable corporations on the planet.
One word: Patents
There’s still an IBM?
Of course, there will always be an IBM as long as there is propriety software running on IBM hardware. Somewhere deep in the bowels of India is a 1401 Autocoder help desk manned 24 x 7 by college graduates who are smarter and speak better English than you. Call them and ask them for a list of paper tape and punch card suppliers. /s
we’ve all been here...
Foamy The Squirrel vs Tech Support http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmD_8cBqhW0
Too bad India doesn't have obamneycare. They could become poets and with all that poetry income, get a refund at the end of the year from the IRS if they somehow live long enough having spent whatever money they had on an overpriced, high deductible insurance premium instead of food, shelter and clothing.
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