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Same here, and our experience with them has thus far been great. Many times IBM doesn't know what they're giving up -- or they simply don't care.
by Spoom 9y ago
Same here, and our experience with them has thus far been great. Many times IBM doesn't know what they're giving up -- or they simply don't care.
- HillaryBriss 9y agoCould it be that the leadership of IBM doesn't really know what's needed for the future? Could it be that, being clueless, these high level managers are merely guessing and assuming that young workers are the only ones who can lead to profit growth? Could it be that these high level managers fully expect these younger workers to lead and manage -- to do their jobs for them?
- scholia 9y agoIBM is just getting rid of Americans with high salaries, health insurance and pensions and replacing them with much cheaper workers in India. It now has far more workers in India than it does in the USA. Of course, IBM is also destroying the skills and experience that customers are paying them to provide, but it's happy to get a short-term gain and ignore the long-term pain. The people in charge will have stashed away their millions and left before most of the ordure hits the rotating device. Bear in mind that IBM's turnover today is less than it was in 2000, and it's had five or six years of annual decline. As a company, it's failing badly, so perhaps it's unrealistic for it plan for a future that might not happen.
- chid 9y agoI'd argue in IBM's eyes it's short-term pain (increased training costs/doubling up on resources/lawsuits, communication/teething issues) with the view for long term gain (lower long term costs / liabilities). That's not to say I agree or disagree with the approach but it's definitely not an easy decision to make.