Hey ... there have been a few day of moaning about how IBM should have been and a list of the bad things they did .. got it .. Does anyone have anymore...
To draw a simple analogy... When a company interviews potential employees using STAR (situation, task, action, results) or behavioral interviewing, the...
Someone recalled last week on one of the IBM boards (IBMretiree?) about how Gary Brown used to step in on the IBM Fora when the Signal to Noise ratio started...
A DEFINED PENSION BENEFIT BUYOUT INFORMATION SHEET BY THE NATIONAL RETIREE LEGISLATIVE NETWORK - MAY 2012 This document is intended to be basic information...
NRLN Developed A Defined Pension Benefit Buyout Information Sheet Some companies that sponsor defined benefit pension plans offer lump sum pension buyouts to...
I always enjoy all the posts, even those I can't post because they are too violent or political or such. So if your post is missing, that's why. Kathi...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576605482876191482.html ... "Retire now, and we'll provide health care until you reach 65, at little...
So, I think it's fairly obvious what's going on here: Older workers are costly and the fact that they continue to work creates some financial uncertainty...
This might help explain why certain ' costs' and changes in benefit plans are surfacing. Its from the recent Boeing annual report. I'll bet the same or...
Unfortunately,IBM's latest offer reaches a population that is still in denial...so many reading it will still think highly of their employer. They believe the...
I think I would actually try to take advantage of the transition package if I could. Without getting into details, I was on the bench several weeks last year...
1. 1998 ENROLLED ACTUARIES MEETING (Excerpts): Amy C. Viener - William M. Mercer, Inc. Keith S. Williams - Watson Wyatt Worldwide Ms. Viener: This is an...
This is my first post here although I have been a member for about 5 years. Am I the only one here is growing very weary from the high volume of name-calling...
Some may find this extract from a Boeing union publication ( SPEEA ) of interest especially as it relates to computer professionals Note to moderator - I used...
Got the annual document in the mail yesterday. Once again I can't understand how the pension liabilities increase by another $1 Billion Dollars last year. I...
I uploaded an excel file I was using to model Transitional Retirement. I assumed I make $100 and I can either continue to make $100 which has the risks of...
Can someone tell me what this statement mean. Does this mean I have to pick Cobra or FHA and can not change? Or is it I can not change from high Deductible...
Just a thought. If you take IBM’s offer now (70% salary) and stay until the end of 2013, IBM saves (20 months x .30) 6 months of your salary. They also...
So you guys have been helping IBMers make decisions since 1999 right? I know that I may have not made the best decision, but it was the best I could do at the...
I am 55 with 30 years and on the old plan ... I have been preparing to be laid off for a year now seeing how things have been going ... I have put my financial...
I've deleted several posts that are too close to unionism. We don't have to ignore the Alliance here, but we don't want to call for a vote either. Keep...
"IBM has an agenda here and probably a hidden one at that based on their recent Gerstner-Palmisano era" As John Prine said in one of songs. "The topless lady...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2012/05/01/the-best-cities-for-jobs-2/ My personal experience has shown that young start-ups like seasoned folks for...
From Twitter: By 2015 IBM will look like Oracle: So after five parts and hundreds of reader comments, what will IBM look like ... http://bit.ly/K6xiCX ...
