IBM to increase workforce by 65% over next 3 yrs:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8FQ9CM8A.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8FQ9CM8A.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc
IBM runs the same kind of sweatshop that Microsoft does. They bleed the young talent dry. Much of the hiring is done on a contract basis through Kelly Services and the $$$ isn't that great.Fred Zed said:IBM to increase workforce by 65% over next 3 yrs:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8FQ9CM8A.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc
pblues said:IBM runs the same kind of sweatshop that Microsoft does. They bleed the young talent dry. Much of the hiring is done on a contract basis through Kelly Services and the $$$ isn't that great.
IBM sales are handled by a company called Lenovo. Although the product line still rocks, the customer service leaves a lot to be desired.
IBM's business is still in big iron, iSeries, eSeries, xSeries and pSeries. The Thinkpad business was a loss leader.canucklehead said:I thought the main part of IBM was support and services now?
pblues said:IBM runs the same kind of sweatshop that Microsoft does. They bleed the young talent dry.
Just a commentary, at least my personal experience, try working for a Canadian Bank (RBC & CIBC). Talk about companies that bleed their employees dry. Except in their case they spit you out like a dried-out-lemon. And RBC's commercial about helping athletes, (subliminal advertisement that they are a responsible & generous corporate entity) that they are running on TV, what a crook of shit. Check our Banking Statement for all the fees being paid by you the Client, than you will have a sense of corporate behaviour.
I think there is some truth to what Yuri is saying, IBM hire non-core staff ( accounting, customer service etc on contract via employment agencies ).AG82 said:Where in the world do you get your info? I'm not even going try to explain the ibm org chart and business model to you but you got a very skewed vision of the company.
Fred,Fred Zed said:I think there is some truth to what Yuri is saying, IBM hire non-core staff ( accounting, customer service etc on contract via employment agencies ).
Bit I think some of the jobs being discussed in the article will be permanent,
long-term. During the nineties I was a non-core staffer at IBM for nearly 2yrs and I was hired via the agency that Yuri stated. Bear in mind even if you come
to IBM via contract and you prove yourself to be a good performer you can get hired permanent.
I agree they sell the server side of things but the main part of their income is from the service and support contracts.Larry_Fyne said:IBM's business is still in big iron, iSeries, eSeries, xSeries and pSeries. The Thinkpad business was a loss leader.
Apparently they opened the campus in 2002 to almost no press. The speech mentioned that the Lear Jets never left the ground when it was opened.WhaWhaWha said:When I worked at IBM the Warden and 7 Site was mainly for assets storage and disposal. Assetsbeing the quipment that IBM uses for itself andnot for resale.
canucklehead said:OK i was at IBM today and had a break down of their business model while in their super secret software lab at Warden and 7 ... nice campus/lab ...... 18% software sales 48% service and consulting and then 34 % hardware.... they plan on dropping hardware sales down to 28 % within 5 years and increase software sales by + 6 % or greater.
I work there.WhaWhaWha said:AG82 where do you get your info? Lenovo purchased the entire PC division. IBM is phasing out of the PC business in five years.
Actually, it's the customer that's about the bottom line. Want to blame someone for corporate behaviour? Blame the customer.goodtime said:But then that's corporate North America has no respect for loyal productive employees. All about bottomline.