When I was last working for them (Dec '88), they were one of the planet's top corporations in both turnover and profit, and every employee had a "job for life". I left for a bucolic life in an old water mill / brewery in rural Wales, and the company went into an immediate decline. (I will leave you to draw conclusions as to cause and effect ! )
Now, of the 40-50 guys I regularly meet up with (2-3 times a year), only 2 this time are still with the big blue. None of the others moved jobs as far as I know. They all took advantage of generous severance packages and retired early.
I'm still several years away from getting my pension because I just left, before such financial "downsizing" inducements were even a remote possibility.
Now, of the 40-50 guys I regularly meet up with (2-3 times a year), only 2 this time are still with the big blue. None of the others moved jobs as far as I know. They all took advantage of generous severance packages and retired early.
I'm still several years away from getting my pension because I just left, before such financial "downsizing" inducements were even a remote possibility.
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