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In reply to the discussion: Inside IBMs Purge of Thousands of Workers Who Have One Thing in Common [View all]Dorn
(523 posts)23. Quicken Loans did it to me / Ageism is rampant in US
1) I got my degree later in life at Eastern Michigan, I was almost 40
2) I applied to Quicken Loans in Detroit and got a phone interview
3) Call ended quickly when they asked why I had so much experience I I told that that I got my degree after working for 20 years
I've spoken to people who have worked at Quicken, they confirmed that there is a Logan's Run characteristic at the company.
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babylonsister
Mar 2018
OP
unfortunately IBM is not alone - many, if not most, corporations engage in similar practices
DrDan
Mar 2018
#3
and many, many CEOs adopted his management style - his impact was felt far and wide
DrDan
Mar 2018
#38
Re:"Grey hair in my beard"- I began having my hair professionally colored
No Vested Interest
Mar 2018
#72
IBM is not the only company guilty of age descrimination. Libert Mutual Insurance had a class action
infullview
Mar 2018
#10
I know I'm going to get flammed for this, but H1-B visas didn't make this any better either.
infullview
Mar 2018
#34
Enough that bumped into them on more than one occaision in software development and R and D.
infullview
Mar 2018
#59
SS offfices closing, offering workers early retirement & more for obvious reasons.
appalachiablue
Mar 2018
#39
"In Right to Work states they don't have to give a reason for termination."
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2018
#21
Brought tears to my eyes. I saw the writing on the wall way back in 1992
sinkingfeeling
Mar 2018
#26
my hubby was director of hospital pharmacy...same thing happened to him at age 60 and then a
samnsara
Mar 2018
#28
Ageism, racism, sexism & more seem wide open in this new conservative era.
appalachiablue
Mar 2018
#31
Engineers and computer scientists have to study about 10 hours/week to keep up
FarCenter
Mar 2018
#41
and training at IBM has taken a nasty turn - training is done on employee time - keep-up or ship-out
DrDan
Mar 2018
#43
IBM worked around the workplace laws for older ppl. Nothing but GREED. Shameful.
iluvtennis
Mar 2018
#51
Hubs was forced out a couple of years ago...he fought the last couple to save a shitty pension.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#61
This hardly sounds like the square-dealing corporation we've all come to know and love, does it?
BobTheSubgenius
Mar 2018
#65