IBM work force in N.C., U.S. keeps dropping but grows in India -TechWire Insider

Updated Dec. 3, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.

IBM work force in N.C., U.S. keeps dropping but grows in India

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By RICK SMITH, WRAL Tech Wire Editor

Research Triangle Park, N.C. — IBM's headcount keeps dropping in N.C. and across the U.S. even as the ranks of Big Blue keep growing in India. According to Computer World, IBM has 112,000 workers across India. Meanwhile, the U.S. workforce is down to 92,000, says the union seeking to represent Big Blue employees.

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My brother and my best friend were both laid off by IBM, one after 14 years, the other after 21 years of service. They were both given the choice to either stay on for a month to train their Indian replacement, or forfeit their severance package. I will never do business with IBM.

Scott Thomas
December 12, 2012 9:41 a.m.

Imagine how much the company would save by outsourcing their CEO to India.

-ted
December 6, 2012 2:41 p.m.

While India is by far the largest, this is also happening in China and Mexico.

anonymous
December 4, 2012 12:42 p.m.

for every single job that IBM sends to India they need to lose a percentage of the tax breaks they were given to come here. Shameful!

anonymous
December 3, 2012 11:21 a.m.

Really frustrating when they bring the Indian employess here to RTP and have the RTP employess train them and then IBM lays off the RTP employee.

anonymous
December 3, 2012 10:50 a.m.

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