It’s illegal to layoff people based upon age. Most businesses are good at
getting around it. It happens frequently. IBM has a history of getting sued for
it. With AI on the horizon, I can foresee many more of these kind of scenarios
happening.
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Not opining about IBM's motives - I know nothing - but FWIW, when I was caught
in the 3rd wave of layoffs at Volvo Truck NA, some of my fellow victims tried
to get me interested in the claim that it was all older employees and therefore
age discrimination. I suppose it may have been, but it
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Well... I don't believe it.
I don't believe someone who's laying off the exec wa
Well... I don't believe it.
I don't believe someone who's laying off the exec was so naive.
Note, I am NOT talking about actual reasons, I'm talking about the
layoff meeting. People really know what to say and what not to say, what
discussions not to start, etc.
BTW: I had a class "How to lay
That is the very reason I stayed technical
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> On Jun 2, 2023, at 12:56, John McKown wrote:
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> If true, I hope the company gets bloodied in court. My, soon to be ex-,
> employer is accomplishing the same result by eliminating all
If true, I hope the company gets bloodied in court. My, soon to be ex-,
employer is accomplishing the same result by eliminating all the
mainframes. I'm not saying getting rid of us older people is a goal, just
that it's happening.
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https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/02/age_kyndryl_ibm/
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