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IBM was playing that game since the 90s - you can keep your job, but you have to relocate to a third world country, at your own expense, and be paid the local r

IBM was playing that game since the 90s - you can keep your job, but you have to relocate to a third world country, at your own expense, and be paid the local rate, in the local currency. It was designed to be a raw deal that nobody would accept - we didn’t lay people off, they resigned rather then take relocation offer. Of course IBM stopped being relevant and fizzled out years ago, I can’t remember the last time I ran into anyone using their products or services, so I guess all their shady HR maneuvering was a loss in the end. I suspect the story will be that a few companies will try to reduce the salaries of their remote workers, it will backfire when they jump ship to better offers, and in the end companies will just be happy they don’t have to pay for real estate, office perks, parking, travel, and all the other stuff. The people who do go into the office will have to bring their own toilet paper - twitter style.

chii 4y ago
> it will backfire when they jump ship to better offers which means they're offering too low if people would jump ship and yet get the same privileges. What i'm specifically talking about is the WFH premium, all else being equal.
wkat4242 4y ago
IBM seems to be mainly doing consultancy stuff now. From what I can see they don't really know what they want to be, they seem to be scavenging for scraps in the market, lacking a clear strategy. They dabble a bit in everything from processors, servers, services to software but don't really shine anywhere. We used them as a data center provider for a while but they were really bad, doing stuff like scheduling backups during peak times. We have some consultancy suits on the floor like the ones from Deloitte too, mainly for "old boys network" reasons I think because they're not particularly knowledgeable. I think they'll be around mainly to support all their legacy but I don't really see them driving any technology anymore.

chii 4y ago

> it will backfire when they jump ship to better offers which means they're offering too low if people would jump ship and yet get the same privileges. What i'm specifically talking about is the WFH premium, all else being equal.

wkat4242 4y ago

IBM seems to be mainly doing consultancy stuff now. From what I can see they don't really know what they want to be, they seem to be scavenging for scraps in the market, lacking a clear strategy. They dabble a bit in everything from processors, servers, services to software but don't really shine anywhere. We used them as a data center provider for a while but they were really bad, doing stuff like scheduling backups during peak times. We have some consultancy suits on the floor like the ones from Deloitte too, mainly for "old boys network" reasons I think because they're not particularly knowledgeable. I think they'll be around mainly to support all their legacy but I don't really see them driving any technology anymore.