TBH, I've seen a lot of companies doing this recently. Cargill has been going through the same thing and they've been actively culling people who are close to b

TBH, I've seen a lot of companies doing this recently. Cargill has been going through the same thing and they've been actively culling people who are close to be fully vested (20 year mark I believe). One friend who got their job "moved to the India office" said she lost over 400K in pension money because she was let go 6 months prior to her 20 year mark. After she started talking to other employees, she found close to a dozen mid-level managers who were all within 2-5 years of hitting the same mark. Also, I've seen a LOT of companies to do this and it never ends well. This is usually a harbinger of metrics slipping, profit goals missed and shaky investors getting out. Which in turn means the company is in a slide. Moving their stuff overseas is a way to show investors they're trying to cut costs. It never works. I can name a half-dozen companies off the top of my head that did this and it actually made the situation worse not better. Some of those companies are still struggling to make it back. Here are some off the top of my head: 1 - IBM 2 - Honeywell 3 - Cargill 4 - Thomson Reuters 5 - Best Buy 6 - Wells Fargo