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Spokesmen for the once-dominant tech giant say “skills, not age,” are what determines who works at IBM, but a class-action lawsuit filed this week on behalf of three employees says otherwise. As outlined by ProPublica in March, the company has cut thousands of senior workers over the past few years in what appears to be a clear example of age discrimination: despite being much better qualified, older staff would regularly be the first ones out.
Paul Henry, a 61-year-old IBM sales and technical specialist who loved being on the road, had just returned to his Columbus home from a business trip in August 2016 when he learned he’d been let go. When he asked why, he said an executive told him to “keep your mouth shut and go quietly.” “If you’re over 55, forget about preparing for retirement,” he said in an interview. “You have to prepare for losing your job and burning through every cent you’ve saved just to get to retirement.”
Paul Henry, a 61-year-old IBM sales and technical specialist who loved being on the road, had just returned to his Columbus home from a business trip in August 2016 when he learned he’d been let go. When he asked why, he said an executive told him to “keep your mouth shut and go quietly.” “If you’re over 55, forget about preparing for retirement,” he said in an interview. “You have to prepare for losing your job and burning through every cent you’ve saved just to get to retirement.”
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