I would really like to see the rationale used to determine who got CUT this week. My selection seemed rather random and age and/or disability based. Would have been OK with it under the old severance plan but one month after having 30 years of service? Not enough to placate me. I will be going after them for discrimination and breach of implied contract. Information presented upon being offered my job and prior severance behavior was up to 6 months that was always my understanding and IBM's behavior always confirmed this fact. The very definition of implied contract. The change in the plan was never communicated to me or others. It took many of those cut by complete surprise.
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They got me after 12 years. With only one month to find a job I plan on using the 90 days I have left at work to find a job through the management company IBM offered us. I wonder if I am going to get crap from IBM when I go to seminars and training during work hours through the services they offered. I can't wait and count on finding a job in 30 days and one month salary is not gonna pay my bills after that. Do you have any rights if they tell me I need to finish project x, y and z or can I do what I need to do?
I am with you I was on modified work schedule due to disability and they targeted me !!! I too will be talking to my lawyers
Wonder if the one month severance change applies in IBM Canada.
18 years at IBM.. only job I've ever had. I have the package right in front of me with 1 month severance and something is telling me not to sign it.
The document presented says you don't have to sign the form until the last day of service so you will still get the 90 days. The 1 month severance after that is useless and far from an incentive to sign for someone at or near retirement age. The other benefits offered, retraining allowance and up type 12 month heath insurance subsidy also not much of an incentive. I will not be taking their offer as from reading posts on the Internet this CUT seemed to heavily target older higher paid employees (I would assume this was one of the driving forces behind the change to 1 month severance ) as I would rather retain my right to take them to court or be a part of any future class action suit. My thoughts on this would be very different had they kept to their old up to 6 month severance package. IBM may well have done themselves a disservice by this new approach but probably are just taking the odds that most will sign and deal with the few who don't.
When we first heard of the 1 month severance change, we were wondering how many would give that up to retain their rights to sue, to class-action, etc. Hard to not sign the 6 month package and submit to arbitration. With 90 days of work and 120 days of pay, that probably tilts the scale a bit vs 30 and 30. It'd be interesting to know if you don't take the package if you're terminated immediately or you still get 90 days of work. one month itself is useless for anyone that's older. Just wonder if this might cost IBM more in the long run. I've been hoping for years that they'd eventually quit trying to squeeze employees even more. But they keep coming up with new ways to inflict pain.
You can add me too. I have 33 years with the company. For the last 7 years I have been demoted and discriminated against because I was a U.S, employee.
Add me to that class action - 26 years wasted
I will be going after them for discrimination and breach of implied contract.