IBM was once a great company of which to be apart. When I grew up and was in 1st grade we all stood up and spoke about where our father's worked. Ninety-five percent of my class said their father's worked for IBM... I said mine was a real estate broker. This was in Almaden, CA and the start of an incredible technological boom.
I joined Big Blue in '81 as an assistant to a secretary. Back then you joined to be apart of a company for life. I eventually retired as an executive but it came with many sacrifices. I feel very little sympathy for those who have endured fifteen years of slavery with top salaries and bennies who are now complaining. Did you not do due diligence when agreeing to join a company which no longer valued seasoned employees? Get over it.
I, unfortunately, sat in first class next to an arrogant SOB on my way to Ft. Myers who brought up on his computer his IBM Lotus Notes. Then he proceeded to bring up one IBM doc after another before he ordered his fifth whiskey. I finally introduced myself and he could have cared less... Yet he was very interested in our flight attendant.
He worked for GBS and said he, single highhandedly resigned the Hertz account. Bravo I said. Then I asked about the terms and he said he could not divulge them and then questioned my credentials until I pulled out my business card, then he shut up. He was an a--. These newbies are the ones I hope are getting cut. I actually told him not to hang his star on IBM and he looked at me like I was an idiot. Good luck Hertz GBS boy. We will all probably be reading your sob story here soon as well.