How bad is PIP at IBM? Current situation: project capped at 40 hrs but PIP asks for higher utilization (4 hrs extra a week for 2 months). Asking for a friend

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Good excuse to leave IBM. Telling you my friend.

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Great excuse to leave IBM. Although I am curious how one gets on a PIP at IBM unless they are looking to just layoff and know for a fact you can't make that utilization target. "We didn't lay him off. He was unable to meet performance goals..."

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Rumor mill...GBS are PIP-ing 15k ish people right now, aka "managing out". Each GBS partner got a quota to put in PIP. To quote a movie title OP, "Get Out".

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Senior Consultant, 40 hour project cap, 110% total utilization.

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IBM3, sounds like IBM, I just shake my head. (Former IBM'er here) Terrible, terrible culture.

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Left IBM. Place sucked. CBD was a joke

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IBM is actually notorious for lay offs. But how do you get on a PIP at IBM?...low performance? And are you in CBD?...

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Former ibmer here as well. Better cultures and firms exist ! There is hope!

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What level OP? And what’s your utilization ?

You are rock start OP with this matrix...how did you end up with a PIP

no 110% is what he/she needs

Is it productive utilization or total? Can always to extra 4 hours of give back or helping out friends and code it as non billable

Do b&p, if you're truly only working 40 a week you have no excuse

^^^edit they are trying to avoid paying severance for this large layoff

one gbs leader wants to adopt an up or out policy

This sucks guys ...GBS is terrible place

Friend was in similar boat. B7, 40 hr project cap, 110% total target. He passed his PIP

Former IBMer here,heard each partner in GBS got a quota to PIP w Goal to avoid paying severance. Feel lucky and blessed to get off a sinking ship. Love love love my new firm.

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