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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by rybosworld on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @12:01PM (#35789645)
They have seemingly 1000 products so it's definitely not fair to apply experiences with one of those, to all of the others.

That said, I've hated the handful of IBM software products I've needed to use.

Another anecdote: I've never met a fellow developer that spoke highly of IBM. That includes the folks who used to work there.

I think it's remarkable how rare it is to meet someone that speaks highly of the company. Companies don't usually achieve such reputation without reason.

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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by gjadi on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @12:41PM (#35790293)
"There are two types of companies: the ones people complain about, and the ones nobody has heard of."
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by makeitdouble on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:05PM (#35794194)
In which camp do you put TSMC ?
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by fallingknife on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:42PM (#35794618)
Nobody has heard of. Ask people outside of tech and I bet <10% have heard of this company.
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by asdfman123 on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @11:19PM (#35797440)
Lots of people have heard of them, but most of the people who have actually worked there speak Chinese.
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by skeeter2020 on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @12:58PM (#35790627)
For a company that's done so much tech, and had such a huge impact on the computer industry, there are very few "true blue" IBMers who you can hold up as engineering pioneers. Tehy've always been bog-standard salesmen.
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by dc-programmer on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @07:00PM (#35795329)
They do get innovation points for inventing SQL (over 50 years ago)
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by TigeriusKirk on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @02:01PM (#35791688)
My college roommate has worked for IBM his entire career, over 30 years. He loves it there, obviously, and never seriously considered leaving.
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by mynonameaccount on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @06:59PM (#35795322)
He doesn't need to consider it, IBM will consider it for him
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by raverbashing on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @01:39AM (#35798423)
Let me guess, he enjoys wearing a tie to work
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by red-iron-pine on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @09:43AM (#35802294)
I never realized how much I hate ties until I spent 3+ years working essentially in t-shirts and jeans. Never again, outside of interviews or formal events (weddings, funerals, et al).
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Re:IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI... by red-iron-pine on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @09:42AM (#35802273)
> Another anecdote: I've never met a fellow developer that spoke highly of IBM. That includes the folks who used to work there.

Worked with a buncha folks in the NC Research Triangle area, all former IBM. None had good things to say about the engineering culture there. Most did long stays regardless -- it's that kinda of org -- talking like 10+ years, but jumped to other companies like Red Hat (ha!), Clorox, Splunk, and Uni research after the last big shakeup.

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