The direct impetus for this column is IBM’s internal plan to grow earnings-per-share (EPS) to $20 by 2015. The primary method for accomplishing this f

The direct impetus for this column is IBM’s internal plan to grow earnings-per-share (EPS) to $20 by 2015. The primary method for accomplishing this feat, according to the plan, will be by reducing US employee head count by 78 percent in that time frame. [1] I work a lot with software platform teams @ IBM and they are absolutely swamped because of a shrinking workforce. Their technology is a decade behind and there is no sign of anything improving. When we've engaged their support team for software and hardware issues, the outsourced engineer barely knows how to operate in TSO/MVS. It's horrible all around. [1] http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/not-your-fathers-IBM/ http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/not-your-fathers-IBM/