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I often hear that ibm does a lot layoffs and is pretty notorious for the volatility of their job security, but I wanna hear some actual experiences from real people that have worked there.

I’m curious since I’ve recently received an associate offer and am heavily considering it but this would be a huge factor for me of course. I would plan on working here for 2-3 years prolly, so also want to know if that is something I’d be likely to face in that span

I have been really frustrated with the team I work with, there are people who does not understand basic agile processes and way of working, even some of the leaders they do not understand agile and it always gets stressful before deliveries just because of sheer lack of planning and process gaps.
Couple instances are fine , but this has now become so regular and makes me so mentally frustrated that I am writing this out to get suggestions !
Can I use whistleblower policy for this to highlight this gap ? Any suggestions on how to do that ?

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It seems former IBMers who still have BluePoints will see their points moved over to "You’ve Got Points (YGP)". The old site to redeem points has been down since April 30th but "YGP" is not yet up. 2 months and nothing? Anyone have additional information about the YGP site?

So, my joining date is the 27th of July and the location is the BCIT campus. Anybody knows any good pgs or flat near the location for a month or something because they might change the location as far as I have heard. Any help would be appreciated. Also people who joined recently please let me know how you guys managed.

Hi!

I was wondering what it’s like working in IBM X-Force these days.

How’s the team culture, onboarding, and learning experience? For those who’ve worked there, what did you enjoy most and what surprised you after joining?

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My dad was a 40 year IBM employee starting in NY when they had time clocks etc. At the middle to end of his career as a branch manager he went to the golden circle around 8-10 times. I have many of my mom’s charms and his pins. I was researching a bit tonight and I never realized what an achievement that was. I feel so proud of him. I knew he was a great guy but holy cow.

I just want to know that is that course is literally worth it Or not. Bcz I joined this course and working on it since last month after spend a month, I feel like its very slow or kinda boring. I mean I'm on 3 rd chapter and everything is just basic it feels like they just gave me exposure to all of backend stuff. So my question is should I continue this course for my learning and also for seeking a perspective of job from it, is this really worth it for this? For all who done this before or have some freaking knowledge about it help me guys!

I've been using IBM Bob since the new 2.0 release became available, comparing it with the previous version, and my overall impression is that it's a noticeable improvement.

The first things I noticed were:

• Faster responses
• Better overall performance
• More accurate answers
• Better self-correction when refining prompts

The biggest addition, though, is the new Premium Package for IBM i.

It adds IBM i-specific capabilities such as:

• Understanding RPG, CL, DDS, COBOL and SQL
• Direct IBM i connectivity
• RPG fixed-format to free-format conversion
• SQL modernization suggestions
• Documentation generation
• Unit test generation
• Refactoring assistance

As someone who works with IBM i every day, what I find most interesting isn't just that it uses AI. It's that IBM is trying to build decades of IBM i knowledge into the assistant instead of treating IBM i like just another programming platform.

I've only been using it for a short time, so I'm still exploring its capabilities, but my first impression is very positive. There is still room for improvement—as with any AI assistant—but compared with the previous version, the progress is clear.

Has anyone else here tried Bob 2.0 or the Premium Package? I'd be interested to hear how it compares with the AI tools you normally use.

What do the salary bands and CTC look like for people hired after the HashiCorp acquisition was finalized?

I know legacy employees got their tech-startup pay grandfathered in, but what about net-new hires?

• Years of Exp / IBM Band: (e.g., 8, 12 years exp / Band 7, 8, 9?)
• Total CTC: (Base, joining bonus, variables?)
• Division: Were you put into IBM India Software Labs (ISL) or a specific unit?

I'm an employee at IBM, and actually I would like to know what can my manager see about what I do in my laptop. I know some other employees play videogames and stuff on their IBM laptops, and I would like to use mine to do personal stuff like photo and video editing, taxes, etc. Can our managers see some level of what do we use our laptop for (through the MDM)? Or nothing at all. Thanks!

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I’ve got IBM stock and have never sold any stock before. I have access to my Morgan Stanley and Equate plus accounts. Questions:

1. ⁠Do I need to have any special account set up for transferring the money to after selling? If so, what’s best/advised? (Checking account vs a brokerage account vs something else)

2. ⁠If I’m not sure yet of if I want to reinvest earnings vs cash it out, how long does one have to decide after the sale takes place? W⁠hat’s the best route to do reinvestment? What are tax and fee implications of cashing out vs reinvesting?

Any advice or resources are much appreciated!

IBM says it has crossed the 1 nm barrier, but the real story is more interesting. They arenʼt breaking the laws of physics by making impossibly tiny transistors. They are rethinking chip architecture to squeeze far more performance and efficiency out of the same space. To me, that feels like a much smarter direction than chasing smaller numbers just for marketing.

If IBM can bring this technology to market within the next decade, AI infrastructure could become faster while consuming much less energy. That could eventually affect everything from cloud services to the devices we use every day. Do you think it is the moment when chip innovation shifts from shrinking transistors to reinventing how they work?

I was formally credentialed as an architect for IBM storage flash arrays (along with several other platforms). This weekend, I realized I could take those skills and (along with some of the recent research I’ve been doing) build an agent that could fulfill all of my normal tasks (provisioning, additional storage, resizing, snaps, etc.) so I did. I made it so that our internal team can now make requests via Slack and (depending on the defined guardrails) either receive those requests provision to them or get a reply with what they need in order to receive that. It even applies the business standards (new workload volumes on existing host added to replication groups, etc.). Obviously anything disruptive requires human approval from elevated permissions. Is anybody else doing this right now?

Is Moore's Law truly dead or has IBM's sub-1nm chip just rewritten the rules?