"Every generation thinks that it invented sex." There are plenty of flexible older workers and inflexible younger workers. I wonder whether they will wind up hiring hordes of "young fogies" and be puzzled by the inevitable consequences.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of René Jansen [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 7:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Holy Moly ... It’s that it is now documented and in the newspapers - but is anybody really surprised? Of course it is a disgrace that people who were using VNET and fora when current management sh*t their diapers are now accused of ’not understanding social’. It perfectly jibes with that irrational attack on older but better tools and the quarterly focus on passing fads. best regards, René. > On 14 Feb 2022, at 12:11, Joe Monk <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/business/economy/ibm-age-discrimination.html > > "Another email by a top executive, appearing to refer to older workers, > mentions a plan to “accelerate change by inviting the ‘dinobabies’ (new > species) to leave” and make them an “extinct species.” > > A third email refers to IBM’s “dated maternal workforce,” an apparent > allusion to older women, and says: “This is what must change. They really > don’t understand social or engagement. Not digital natives. A real threat > for us.” > > Joe > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
