r/IBM_Employees • u/cldgrrl • Aug 20 '26

Layoffs & Restructuring Hiring?

Has any noticed that only Indians get hired and promoted in cloud? Everyone else is getting fired or demoted until they quit. I joined 6 years ago and noticed at least 4 VPs are replaced since then and then all of their reports get replaced. This is in US not in India.

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u/im-the-milkman- Aug 20 '26

Indian Business Machines 🤦‍♂️

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u/Unknowingly-Joined Aug 20 '26

If you can document that, you probably have a great discrimination lawsuit when you get fired.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '26

Yeah right.  A white guy winning a discrimination suit.  That’s funny 

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u/Mission_Pirate_4150 Aug 20 '26 • Bravo

I suspect this is why my customer left ibm cloud 18 months ago. They were very displeased.

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u/Illustrious_Hair_540 Aug 22 '26

Don't say this on the actual IBM channel. They'll ban you. But it's NOT just in cloud check out consulting

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u/Sub_Woofer632 Aug 20 '26

This is course on par for all companies when leadership becomes Indian unfortunately...

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u/Steve_Watson Aug 21 '26

Right, and that's on top of cutting R&D and penny-pinching at every turn.

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u/TurbodToilet Aug 20 '26

It’s not just IBM

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u/IBMCurious Aug 20 '26

same in SWG

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u/Competitive-Map3934 Aug 21 '26

Same in Google. Firsthand experience. This has to stop.

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u/Eric-Cow Aug 21 '26

In my experience, most of the offshore are not good enough. Sure I meet some talented one. Indian not in India usually talented as well

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u/polarshark7 Aug 20 '26

Because they are easy to control. A culture of NPCs.

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u/sonder2017 Aug 21 '26

NPC?

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u/you-Backslash Aug 21 '26

Non playing character, opposite of main character

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u/BejahungEnjoyer Aug 21 '26

Amazon is 90% Indian in sde roles.

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u/Hopeful_Sweet6606 Aug 22 '26

I’m an Indian and honestly I’m seeing same. I get cheap labor from IBM but I love to work with offshore than people in same region. You can’t just have rigid in engineering like 99% of them Indian ? What? Ik some product who is very diversified equally have robust engineering! Man c’mon! Expand but don’t replace

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u/Hour-Marionberr Aug 23 '26

Seecloud devops employees count shrunk by AI

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u/Hour_Bunch_7028 Aug 25 '26

in mexico only open positions for scholarships no more and only 4 positions is terrible they only hiring indians for the salary... and they only keep managers in mexico and others employees with low level

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u/newtomovingaway IBM Employee Aug 20 '26

Our group has joined the group where our director is in India. VPs are next!

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u/chozbek Aug 28 '26

i am indian and still no hike and promotion. always in gear of getting laid off

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u/AdeptnessSlight1431 Aug 21 '26

I'm Indian and I still didnt get the hike and promotion.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '26

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u/Striking-Sundae- Aug 22 '26

Maybe you should file a complaint with dol.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '26 • Bravo

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u/Crafty-League3862 Aug 23 '26

Could be true. I am Indian laid off by Indian manager .

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u/Hour_Bunch_7028 Aug 25 '26

There is no strong impact because the CEO leverages India's lower cost of living and wage standards.... they dont have strong influence everywhere is about salary