I just uploaded a spreadsheet with IBM's employee age and service statistics for 2005 from the Form 5500 that was filed on Oct 31, 2006. It is available at: ...
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abouthadit
Jan 12, 2007 1:16 pm
Am I reading the spreadsheet right? Is there some inference in the drop at age 50-59?...
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thekanck
Jan 12, 2007 1:22 pm
Thanks for doing that... Can you give us a brief summary of the surprises? ;-) TK...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 13, 2007 11:55 am
What drop are you referring to in that age range? That group has consistently held 30,000 employees for the last six years. You have to realize that group...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 13, 2007 12:36 pm
Biggest surprise was the continuation of the disappearance of the 10 to 20 years tenured employees. At one point, one third of the IBMers in the US were in...
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Don Shuper
donwshuper
Jan 13, 2007 1:26 pm
Note signup for findlaw is free - and you need it to download the pdf file Posner is the judge . . . U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Call v. Ameritech Mgmt....
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ibmaccountant
Jan 14, 2007 1:56 pm
I agree. The demographics is splitting into the very old and very young. The other interesting factor is that the total population dropped significantly in...
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fhawontcutit
Jan 14, 2007 3:55 pm
... Because it's not just a pension issue! As I have indicated numerous times on this board, older employees don't have a lot of options on healthcare. If...
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dr_bendoveru2
Jan 14, 2007 3:56 pm
Another example of what we are up against in our pension lawsuits against corporations and their lobbiests. They Say We Have Too Many Lawsuits? Tell It to Jack...
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ranheimchas
Jan 14, 2007 8:53 pm
... health ... occupation, ... Systems ... whom ... to ... rejectjobsbox8jan08,0,962567.story ... individual ... rejectdrugsbox8jan08,0,797050.story ... This...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 14, 2007 10:08 pm
I see your point, but most of the employees I am referring to have options at working at other companies. In that case, they will have to decide whether to...
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fhawontcutit
Jan 15, 2007 12:53 am
... And they will have to work at those other companies until age 65 (Medicare eligibility). They have to be 1) able to work 2) allowed to work (not get laid...
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bits_bytes_and_bugs
bits_bytes_a...
Jan 15, 2007 12:55 am
... Expect in the 2006 Form 5500 that total US population will decline as global resourcing had grown. But 2007 will be the year where global resourcing will...
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finitewisdom
Jan 15, 2007 2:54 am
http://tinyurl.com/y3pl3v STEPPING OFF THE BEATEN CAREER PATH HALF A CENTURY AGO, MANY EMPLOYEES LIVED IN A COCOON OF SECURITY. NOW THEY'RE WORKING WITHOUT A...
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alwaysontheroad4bigblue
alwaysonther...
Jan 15, 2007 4:27 pm
... as ... Those ... business. I agree completely. ... try ... when ... Again, I agree completely. ... IBM's ... I disagree here. My experience has been that...
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shuffnew
Jan 15, 2007 9:50 pm
... contained in the briefs that were filed with the court; I uploaded copies of each the briefs to the FILES area of this board shortly after they were filed....
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dr_bendoveru2
Jan 16, 2007 4:47 am
Some of you may be interested in reading just how powerful the Carlyle Group in Washington and around the world. This is the kind of Washington 'insider power'...
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vaporbenefits
Jan 16, 2007 2:50 pm
Another spot for Carlyle Group info: Wikipedia GO: "Carlyle Group"...
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exit_ibm
Jan 16, 2007 3:53 pm
Folks, Here is the link http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070116/ibm_scotus.html?.v=1 exit_ibm...
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exit_ibm
Jan 16, 2007 4:06 pm
Folks, Here is the link http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070116/ibm_scotus.html?.v=1 exit_ibm...
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abouthadit
Jan 16, 2007 4:07 pm
Interesting. Read the French site. It's no surprise that Soros is mentioned. He supports the Moveon.org group most prominent in the last election. Guess the...
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abouthadit
Jan 16, 2007 10:02 pm
... It is not known whether the Supreme Court will agree to review the appeals court ruling. Certain factors—such as a split between appeals courts or the...
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bk2006pc
Jan 16, 2007 10:02 pm
... Always read such media propaganda with a grain of salt! Just clean your brain and through out most of the information you have stuffed in from corporate...
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dr_bendoveru2
Jan 16, 2007 10:05 pm
... WHAT A SURPRISE ?????? Just show's you we have the most corrupt government and legal system money can buy ! I'd like to how how the each judge voted, is...
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Don Shuper
donwshuper
Jan 16, 2007 10:07 pm
Supreme Court turns down 2 IBM cases By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider an appeal brought by a group of IBM Corp....
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dr_bendoveru2
Jan 16, 2007 10:07 pm
Of course they all play both sides of the 'street'. We are all just "Grocery Clerks". http://www.bilderberggroup.net/ The Bilderberg Secretariat proclaims the...
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jonatha1
Jan 16, 2007 10:09 pm
says the AP. So what's the schedule for disbursement of the $300M?...
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watch_your_pension
watch_your_p...
Jan 17, 2007 3:46 am
... it's an example of why people need to pay attention to election of judges and appointments of judges Murphy ===> Clinton appointee Easterbrook ===> Reagan...
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madinpok
Jan 17, 2007 4:28 am
... The settlement agreement says that best efforts will be made to start disbursements within 90 days. However, if you have not yet retired (or otherwise...
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amindtothink
Jan 17, 2007 3:25 pm
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/CompanyFocus/3CEOsWhoOughtToGo.aspx 3 CEOs Who Ought to Go by Michael Brush, MSN Money Company Focus1/10/2007...
