Was given the option about 6 years ago at IBM. Jumped at the opportunity, unfortunately wasn't approved. "no, we still have a lot of work for you"
Ended up leaving 3 months later, ah well
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Didn't know Henry Cavill works at IBM.
🎵Throw some severance coin to your Witcher🎵
IBM already silently reduced more tan 5000 positions globally two years ago, creating a separate independent company called Kyndryl. Ernst and Young did the same before that, three years ago outsourcing half of the IT department. Silently.
The picture is bullshit, most people taking voluntary severance would be giving each other high-five’s and pumping the air.
Except if the severance package is BS and they don’t find enough volunteers (but hey! They tried!) and people get volunteered
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