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IBM and HP in their waning years were pretty upfront in quarterly reports that their older staff were a liability and they were actively working to manage them
by qbasic_forever 4y ago
IBM and HP in their waning years were pretty upfront in quarterly reports that their older staff were a liability and they were actively working to manage them out through early retirements, layoffs, etc.
- mathattack 4y agoIs that legal?
- qbasic_forever 4y agoNo and there are currently investigations ongoing: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/02/12/ibm-accused-of-ageism-older-workers-are-dinobabies-who-should-be-made-an-extinct-species/?sh=1442d482129c https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/02/12/ibm-accuse... Companies have many ways they obfuscate or hide layoffs of older workers though, there is very little legal protection as long as the company isn't so stupid and brazen as IBM (i.e. leaves a trail of evidence in emails).