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forgotmylogin

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64. We are CS as well.
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 09:22 PM
Mar 2018

I've lucked into a work at home job doing clerical work where I'm not on the phone, so the fact I can handle my IRL responsibilities and write *sort of* makes up for the capped salary.

I was also fortunate in that I slipped in right before they stopped providing pensions as well. It's not a lot, but it's nice to know that if I need to separate from the company for any reason, they pay that out to me. (The monthly amount I would receive after I would potentially retire is too insignificant to be worthwhile.)

They did the same to my husband......? ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2018 #1
I've been at my same job for 14 years. forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #48
I worked in a small company that didn't have promotion opportunities FakeNoose Mar 2018 #63
We are CS as well. forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #64
I have driven a truck for 25 years DiverDave Mar 2018 #70
Kick & recommend. This chilling quote from IBM bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #2
unfortunately IBM is not alone - many, if not most, corporations engage in similar practices DrDan Mar 2018 #3
colleges and universities, too NJCher Mar 2018 #29
adjuncts . . . low wages, no benefits, no security, no status DrDan Mar 2018 #36
it depends on the state NJCher Mar 2018 #54
"The Slasher" Jack Welch, head of GE who said he'd move a barge around appalachiablue Mar 2018 #35
and many, many CEOs adopted his management style - his impact was felt far and wide DrDan Mar 2018 #38
Those at the top benefitted plenty from Welch's mgmt. tactics I'm sure. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #42
IBM Red State Prisoner Mar 2018 #4
IBM: "I've Been Misled!" Fritz Walter Mar 2018 #5
This was modus operandi for most corporation since the crash Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #6
And yet we're supposed to keep working longer and longer before retirement groundloop Mar 2018 #19
Yeah it happened to my better half Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #24
Got it, how are people to survive age 40-70, beyond? They Don't Care. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #44
Five years ago MurrayDelph Mar 2018 #53
"They decided to go in a different direction"-- raccoon Mar 2018 #60
Re:"Grey hair in my beard"- I began having my hair professionally colored No Vested Interest Mar 2018 #72
I noticed the ageist comments on this forum dropped Hortensis Mar 2018 #7
Generation G Achilleaze Mar 2018 #8
Age Discrimination is Very Real and Much More Widespread than is Commonly Reported dlk Mar 2018 #9
IBM is not the only company guilty of age descrimination. Libert Mutual Insurance had a class action infullview Mar 2018 #10
This is one reason you take care of your own early retirement knightmaar Mar 2018 #11
So you got to earn all your retirement income by the time you are 40? Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #25
yeah. If you're making a high tech income, it's easier. knightmaar Mar 2018 #33
Wow, are they still making that kind of money? Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #37
With 20 years of experience? Yes. Undoubtedly. knightmaar Mar 2018 #46
I had a friend who worked for IBM in the 70s and 80s. MineralMan Mar 2018 #12
I just sold my Selectric for $300. Had a guy clean it up (ex IBM guy) sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #27
Wow! I finally bought another one, from Goodwill. MineralMan Mar 2018 #30
They all do it. Sherman A1 Mar 2018 #13
There is an industry term for this.. getagrip_already Mar 2018 #14
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
well, ok, fair enough, but how many do you think there are? getagrip_already Mar 2018 #49
Enough that bumped into them on more than one occaision in software development and R and D. infullview Mar 2018 #59
What getagrip said... and per my Ilsa Mar 2018 #67
Not clear on what you mean. infullview Mar 2018 #73
In this particular case, according to my better half, Ilsa Mar 2018 #74
Capitalism at its finest. Nitram Mar 2018 #15
IBM forced us out bearfan454 Mar 2018 #16
That's what I did with SS. Ligyron Mar 2018 #32
SS offfices closing, offering workers early retirement & more for obvious reasons. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #39
And they want to raise the age limit for SS! Dustlawyer Mar 2018 #17
It is a fact that older workers won't get hired. bearfan454 Mar 2018 #20
this is changing..... getagrip_already Mar 2018 #50
"In Right to Work states they don't have to give a reason for termination." WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #21
Coke did the same thing. n/t Brainstormy Mar 2018 #18
check out site watchingibm com Rene Mar 2018 #22
all of us oldies Brainstormy Mar 2018 #45
Quicken Loans did it to me / Ageism is rampant in US Dorn Mar 2018 #23
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
K&R for exposure of rampant age discrimination meow2u3 Mar 2018 #40
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
Employers will only train you in things specific to the company FarCenter Mar 2018 #47
IBM worked around the workplace laws for older ppl. Nothing but GREED. Shameful. iluvtennis Mar 2018 #51
It's not just IBM. It's the whole computer/high tech industry. hvn_nbr_2 Mar 2018 #52
Bingo. Doing the former myself right now. Stand and Fight Mar 2018 #62
That sucks Demovictory9 Mar 2018 #55
I see it in science too. MarvinGardens Mar 2018 #56
Everyone is disposable. mn9driver Mar 2018 #57
BM and The Holocaust - the story of IBM's strategic alliance with Nazi Germany niyad Mar 2018 #58
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
And the Republicans want to raise the age for Social Security to 70 nt dflprincess Mar 2018 #66
It isn't just IBM. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #68
A friend recently interviewed there catrose Mar 2018 #69
Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Facebook - they all do it RainCaster Mar 2018 #71
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