Comment Re:Random thought... (Score 2, Interesting) 277
IBM is still the same old corporate curmudgeon they've always been. IBM specializes in the stealth layoff. These are terminations that occur pretty much under the radar because they are all over the continent in small groups of people in various departments.
IBM is a corporate entity which by its very nature can never truly abandon its evil ways. Lets see how sugar coated my layoff with them sounds shall we?
We found out IBM lost the contract for the company I was working for 90 days before the outsourcing contract renewal date. Within two weeks we are told that we are responsible for finding another job within the company. To help us we were directed to an internal website called "opportunitymarketplace" where we could search for a position within the company. A typical search for all positions available across all 50 states from band levels 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) revealed nothing. 30 days left on the contract we are informed we are part of a resource action. Now because we are part of a resource action even if we found another job within IBM we were still treated as outsiders which meant even if we did get accepted for the position we would still have to wait 30 days before being able to get hired and of course by then the position would of gone to someone else.
For the ultimate cosmic hug and I say this with bleeding sarcasm is their separation package which I've heard on good word that it was written by satan himself! In it you agree that if you want to collect your severance pay you agree to not sue them. You agree to not take a job like say your old position with their competitor for the next 30 days and if you do you forfeit your severance. The severance is 2 weeks of pay for each year you have worked.
My father was axed 2 weeks before his 25 year. In the old IBM 25 years meant receiving a plaque and rolex watch as an anniversary gift. For him it was to arrive at a Best Western Hotel at 5am one morning to be informed that his position had been surplused and his service van, laptop and equipment was taken on the spot. Things sure have changed. Its no wonder why there is a shortage of technical workers and students aren't enrolling in computer science.
I worked for IBM for about 8 years 2 years were spent working for a subsidiary of theirs called TSS aka Tough Shit Sucker on account of the 10% pay cut all IBM employees took when the service division was forced over into TSS. And of course my time with TSS never counted towards my tenure with IBM. So to answer your question. No, IBM does not deserve much love at all for what they've done and are doing to their employees.
IBM is a corporate entity which by its very nature can never truly abandon its evil ways. Lets see how sugar coated my layoff with them sounds shall we?
We found out IBM lost the contract for the company I was working for 90 days before the outsourcing contract renewal date. Within two weeks we are told that we are responsible for finding another job within the company. To help us we were directed to an internal website called "opportunitymarketplace" where we could search for a position within the company. A typical search for all positions available across all 50 states from band levels 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) revealed nothing. 30 days left on the contract we are informed we are part of a resource action. Now because we are part of a resource action even if we found another job within IBM we were still treated as outsiders which meant even if we did get accepted for the position we would still have to wait 30 days before being able to get hired and of course by then the position would of gone to someone else.
For the ultimate cosmic hug and I say this with bleeding sarcasm is their separation package which I've heard on good word that it was written by satan himself! In it you agree that if you want to collect your severance pay you agree to not sue them. You agree to not take a job like say your old position with their competitor for the next 30 days and if you do you forfeit your severance. The severance is 2 weeks of pay for each year you have worked.
My father was axed 2 weeks before his 25 year. In the old IBM 25 years meant receiving a plaque and rolex watch as an anniversary gift. For him it was to arrive at a Best Western Hotel at 5am one morning to be informed that his position had been surplused and his service van, laptop and equipment was taken on the spot. Things sure have changed. Its no wonder why there is a shortage of technical workers and students aren't enrolling in computer science.
I worked for IBM for about 8 years 2 years were spent working for a subsidiary of theirs called TSS aka Tough Shit Sucker on account of the 10% pay cut all IBM employees took when the service division was forced over into TSS. And of course my time with TSS never counted towards my tenure with IBM. So to answer your question. No, IBM does not deserve much love at all for what they've done and are doing to their employees.
