IBM sued for age discrimination by former global software director
Think about the level of executive stupid you're dealing with when a spinoff continues using the same literal playbook -- with identical terminology and resources (linking to former parent company servers) -- in executing a painfully obvious employment discrimination strategy. Well, either stupid or lazy. Either way, it's a situation that screams out for punitive damages. Here's hoping these cases send at least some of IBM's top management to an early retirement themselves.<p>Going to say it again: feudal power structures are no way to organize 21st century business. Time for people (_especially_ young people) to consider alternative arrangements like worker co-ops. If you're not an owner with a real decision-making vote, you're on the menu for these guys.