> http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2016/07/11/ibm_scraps_loyal_employee_rewards_for_congratulatory_web_pages/ > > <http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2016/07/11/ibm_scraps_loyal_employee_rewards_for_congratulatory_web_pages/> > > IBM scraps loyal staffer gifts in favour of... a congratulatory social page > > Petty managerial powers-that-be at IBM have thrust forward an exceptionally > mean redesign of the company's loyal employee rewards scheme - gifts are to > be scrapped for a “social congratulatory page”. > > > Big Blue insiders told us the firm will now honour three, five, 10 and 50 > years service in a new and special way, though the chances of anyone working > for five decades at IBM seems fanciful in the current environment. Details of > the updated reward scheme – introduced on 1 July – were recently posted to > the company intranet: > > HR at IBM has been working to deliver more personalised and consumer grade > IBMer experiences from cultivating a culture of feedback to cognitive > learning that’s more mobile - all in support of our transformation. > > Now we’re re-imagining how to celebrate years of services across the world - > incorporating feedback from IBM managers and employees who have asked a new > approach to honour IBMer service anniversaries. > > A less scrupulous publication might suggest IBM is looking to cut costs > following 16 quarters > <http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2016/04/29/ibm_analysis/> of consecutive > sales decline. Here are the changes in full gory details, as written by the > company: > > To celebrate service milestones, we’ve created a social congratulatory page. > And since it’s about personalised and social experiences, you, other > colleagues, friends and family will play a big role in sharing > congratulations. > IBMers celebrating 25th anniversaries, known as the Quarter Century Club, as > well as 40th, 45th and 50th anniversaries and retirement will be honoured > with a celebratory event (dinner, luncheon or smaller celebration). > This new social program replaces all other recognition elements (e.g. > BluePoints, cash awards, gifts, etc) so that we are now delivering the same > experience to all IBMers around the world. > IBMers who have service anniversaries July 1, 2016 or after will enjoy the > new recognition experience. > IBM said it will “continue to improve of this programme based on feedback, > but decided after 15 pages of comments, much of it from disgruntled staff, to > remove the comment function, a source told us. > > “No longer do IBMers have to have the burden of carrying a gift home at > five-year intervals (for example a Motblanc pen,” said the source. > > Of the congratulatory webpage, he said “Let’s hope there won’t be a table > benefit charge for the costs of hosting the service.” > > Earlier this year Big Blue sent its "top performers" in UK and Ireland's > sales team to Hawaii > <http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2016/04/08/big_blues_tops_sales_staff_face_long_haulto_hawaii/> > as a reward for their efforts, whilst their colleagues were departing on > stat redundancy > <http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2016/03/14/ibm_stat_redundancy_terms/> > terms. > > IBM has not responded to The Register's requests for comment as of > publication. ®
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