Reply to post: Re: What the Hell Has Happened to IBM?

She was praised by the CEO and promoted. After her brother and mom died, she returned from compassionate leave. IBM laid her off

Mike 137 Silver badge

Re: What the Hell Has Happened to IBM?

"The company replaced him, it is claimed, with younger, less experienced IBM employees" - which might explain why the quality is going down the tubes as well.

However this is a very old problem, and by far not only at IBM. Some 20 years back I attended a seminar led by the CEO of a major international recruitment agency. At Q&A I asked whether any client ever asked for individual excellence in candidates. The answer was "we've never been asked for that".

Only the "Executive" are talented individuals - all other staff are replaceable replicate drones. There's a strong preference for the cheapest drones to run, and "awards" are just a way of keeping the drones quiet. That's not changed in the last 200 years.

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