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IBM just have had a large series of layoffs. People have suggested IBM is trying to get more employees to quit.

• twistedpair 13y ago
  If you get them to leave, you don't have to pay severance. It's a typical maneuver to shake the tree before the culling.
  • seanmcdirmid 13y ago
    Not to mention Google has a better office in the city, and hires a lot of the high-end IBM talent fairly quickly as it becomes available.
    • wmf 13y ago
      In what city? Poughkeepsie? Rochester MN? Austin?
      • seanmcdirmid 13y ago
        "The City" As in, much of IBM's operations are still in the NYC area.