Welcome to the Big Blue Blues wiki!

This site is a place for current and former IBM employees to share information and views on important issues. Hopefully this site will be a source of information and perhaps some entertainment as well.

Reader views on top issues - tell us how you feel about the pension, outsourcing, crowdsourcing (NEW!), etc.
Share your knowledge - tell us like it is on job cuts, resource action packages, and salaries
Dear Sam - tell us what you'd like to tell him -- our open letter to Sam Palmisano
Dear Mr President - tell us what you'd like to tell President Obama
News links - links to recent articles about IBM, perhaps even some news you might not see on w3
Life after IBM - tell us how it is for you who have departed IBM
Blue Sky Ahead - tell us a positive story about how things are going
Reference - including links and YouTube videos that you may find interesting
The Fine Print - important information about this site and its use

Please visit often and contribute. (You can contribute in realtime and anonymously on this site!)

Here's a video referencing the overall issues we're facing that you might find interesting: I Want My Country Back We need YOU! Wikis are designed for easy collaboration with community members. Here are 12 things we suggest that you do to get involved: Join this wiki community today. It's free! Customize your profile. Add a pic or avatar and tell us a little about yourself. Invite others to join the community Send a link of your favorite page to someone through the wiki's e-mail feature with a note asking them to visit Join a discussion. Start a new discussion thread and tell us what you think -- We love discussions -- positive, neutral, or negative. All are welcome. Remember to keep it clean though. ; ) Add information to a page Create a new page on the wiki Use the "watchlist" feature to keep up with changes to your favorite page or post Send a compliment to a member Send a message to another community member Bookmark the site Blog about it -- share it with others

IBM turns 100! On June 15, 2011, IBM celebrates its Centennial. How have YOU been a part of IBM's history? What was YOUR first day like? What have YOU done to celebrate this occasion? Post a comment and let us know. A music video "Outsourcing Blues" about employees whose work is outsourced to India:

What do you think of the site? a. It's boring. ~ It's a community site. Spice it up. Jazz it up. b. It's too negative. ~ Add your positive comments. c. It's really managed by someone in corporate. ~ Absolutely not. Tell us what you think. Jump right in and get involved!

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