Re:IBM Fired as Many as 100k in Recent Years, Lawsuit Shows
by jnbiche on Thursday August 01, 2019 @04:14AM
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Ageism in our industry should be a concern to everyone, regardless of the amount of grey hair they have.
We all get old, after all. And more importantly, even if we didn't all get old, it's still wrong to discriminate (we don't all become black over time, but it's still wrong to discriminate in the basis of race).
Re:IBM Fired as Many as 100k in Recent Years, Lawsuit Shows
by austinprete on Thursday August 01, 2019 @04:49AM
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Not sure the comparison to race is either fitting or appropriate here. Becoming more old undoubtedly has a negative effect on performance/productivity at some point, I don’t think the same can ever be said for becoming more black.
I don't think that works either, Gen Z are either really early in their career and only making up a tiny fraction of the industry or not in any career at all yet, it's hardly the demographic IBM needs to appeal to.
As an older millennial my hair is starting to take on a grayish tinge and ageism in the industry is becoming a direct concern, so this can only lower my opinion of IBM.