IBM is & always has been about laying the unprotected class off. White men 55 & older. Then white women (= ageism + s-xism). Black men (= ageism+ racism) Black women (= ageism, s-xism, racism). So what did/does IBM do to accomplish this so methodically? They bring in incompetent black women to lay off (throw away like trash) white men to really slap employees in the face. THEN they remove your entire life from your personnel file when you ask for it. It’s like a Wormwood episode. You get your sign- on paperwork & your last “bad” appraisal (to justify their laying you off) written by the DEI hire who suddenly leaves w/a promotion after you’re RA’d. Every award, best appraisal, letters of merit & commendation magically disappear. Where did they go? IBM he-l.
African Americans at IBM can do whatever they want. An ex black co-worker of mine, who still holds her job at 62yo, said to me “if they ever try & lay me off, I’ll sue for racism & s-xism on top of age discrimination.” She never came into the office or customer site when everyone was told to do so back in 2009 -2015. She stayed at home taking care of her mother, her boys, making random Zoom appearances when necessary. She travelled w/IBM all over Europe & India. She took time off constantly (her FB & IG accounts looked like she was retired). And last year when her boss left & a white man got the job, she retained an atty, filed a letter w/the EEOC claiming racism bc she didn't get the job. She was never there but wanted a job she knew nothing about & was totally unqualified to do. What did IBM do w/just the mere threat of a lawsuit? They promoted her & gave her a 13% increase in salary. It literally PAYS to be part of a protected class.
IBM, the business world implores you, release the demographics of your layoffs from the 1970-2025. And Congratulations Arvind Krishna for your recent 23% increase in 2025 pay to $25M. Meanwhile stellar, high performing employees you & Ginni Rometty laid off (Dinobabies & a dated maternal workforce as Ginni called them) are working the graveyard shift at supermarkets, so they can feed their families & put their kids through college. Sc--w you both. Thomas Watson is spinning in his grave. One can only hope grand karma kicks in one day.
Layoffs #Demographics #PersonnelFile