Reports Coming in of Big IBM Layoffs Underway in the U.S.

Re:Reports Coming in of Big IBM Layoffs Underway in the U.S. by zanny on Thursday March 03, 2016 @09:06PM (#11221570)

But you take that risk moving to a no-tech area. The best solution is to not put yourself in a position you need to get out of.

And if that means the next Dubuque company needs to be offering million dollar salaries to engineers to get commit themselves out there - since there would be no other opportunities and you would be stuck, so you better have a massive nest egg after five years - then so be it.

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Re:Reports Coming in of Big IBM Layoffs Underway in the U.S. by jonesb6 on Thursday March 03, 2016 @10:09PM (#11221823)

Or reverse it, what if you're a blue collard worker in a disadvantaged community that IBM just moved into, they lure you into training at IBM in a narrow skill set with the promise of becoming white collard.

Can't blame someone for taking that risk.

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Re:Reports Coming in of Big IBM Layoffs Underway in the U.S. by rfdave on Thursday March 03, 2016 @09:58PM (#11221785)

But there are many situations what you get yourself into that seem like a good idea at the time. It's impossible to make predictions about future events. The IBM employees getting laid off here are not responsible for the corporate decisions to outsource their jobs, and don't deserve the blame.

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