Re: Attn IBM'ers
"Things one can do... Make the EEOC in the USA force IBM to release its layoff data as required by law- AEDA, OWBPA acts. Contact the EEOC. Contact your congressional representative and senator."
Pointless things you can do, I think you'll find....
In the real world, there's plenty of jobs :) I was RA'd in IBM and was the best move in my career, the pittance of redundancy money was covered by my new employer to get in the their company faster :)
Its always about the bottom line in these companies, there probably needs to be a golden rule that middle management gets cut every 2 years and 30% of managers get canned, that way they'd actually be profitable. There's so much politics in brand vs in country management that you may end up with multiple managers but never actually have anything to do with the one who decides if your RA'd from their team. Just something to look out for if your still inside the borg.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
