An IBMer comments on the layoffs
"How fascinating that we who are left
are expected to do even more work than before, all the while waiting for
the next quarter results at which time it may be us on the other side of
the chainsaw on this tree limb we’re all standing on’"
Duffbert Said,
January 31, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
So true…. sometimes those left standing are more unfortunate.
I remember our HR person at the Portland Enron office. Wonderful person, and slowly killing off all the Portland positions was killing her. The final September 2001 closure wasn’t even the complete end, as a skeleton crew had to be around to finalize stuff. By the time she and the rest of her staff could leave, Enron had declared bankruptcy, and all the severance packages were non-existent…
Carl Tyler Said,
January 31, 2009 @ 7:53 pm
My favourite story I heard this week. Someone who has been RA’d at IBM was asked if they would contract for 60-90 days after their terminicationso that they can train their replacements, yep IBM is getting rid of one senior experienced staff member to replace them with two junior staff members. Way to manage my investment IBM.
Paul Mooney Said,
January 31, 2009 @ 8:13 pm
Did the person agree?
Did the person quote a year’s salary to do it?
Carl Tyler Said,
January 31, 2009 @ 11:52 pm
@3 They have not agreed yet.