IBM to consult on aging work force

IBM is offering to help companies adjust to major staff shifts with the anticipated retirement of many baby boomers over the next decade or so. In addition to its business consultants, IBM said it would tap cultural anthropologists, researchers and social scientists.

The service, offered through IBM's business consulting unit, will combine demographic analysis with advice on employee retention, knowledge transfer and business operations, the company said. "As (the baby boom) generation becomes eligible for retirement, organizations risk losing major skill sets and their competitive advantage in the global economy," the company said in a statement.

Old work, new wrapping

Gee, this ought to be really helpful, much like IBM was so helpful to Nazi Germany in keeping the inventory of Jews to be exterminated in WWII.
Can anyone else say Hollerith?
c|net should follow the money here, and get to the bottom of how IBM is going to profit from baby boomer retirement. If there were no profit in it, IBM wouldn't be doing it.

Old work, new wrapping

Gee, this ought to be really helpful, much like IBM was so helpful to Nazi Germany in keeping the inventory of Jews to be exterminated in WWII.
Can anyone else say Hollerith?
c|net should follow the money here, and get to the bottom of how IBM is going to profit from baby boomer retirement. If there were no profit in it, IBM wouldn't be doing it.

Old work, new wrapping

Gee, this ought to be really helpful, much like IBM was so helpful to Nazi Germany in keeping the inventory of Jews to be exterminated in WWII.
Can anyone else say Hollerith?
c|net should follow the money here, and get to the bottom of how IBM is going to profit from baby boomer retirement. If there were no profit in it, IBM wouldn't be doing it.

[rander8rube]

"Outsource" tech customer support to the tech baby boom generation

For the retiring baby boom generation in the tech fields, I think the new opportunity will be to give them the customer support jobs we off shored! Baby boomers will still need to work at least part time and ideally from home and will accept lower pay as long as there are reasonable benefits as well. Since the US political leadership will never address the Health Care issues around the massive burden the "retirement" of the babyboom generation will have on our health care system.
If IBM can help define a private sector solution to providing part time work with health benefits (but with lower pay) to my generation, more power to them!

[rander8rube]

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[rander8rube]

"Outsource" tech customer support to the tech baby boom generation

For the retiring baby boom generation in the tech fields, I think the new opportunity will be to give them the customer support jobs we off shored! Baby boomers will still need to work at least part time and ideally from home and will accept lower pay as long as there are reasonable benefits as well. Since the US political leadership will never address the Health Care issues around the massive burden the "retirement" of the babyboom generation will have on our health care system.
If IBM can help define a private sector solution to providing part time work with health benefits (but with lower pay) to my generation, more power to them!

[rander8rube]

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[rander8rube]

"Outsource" tech customer support to the tech baby boom generation

For the retiring baby boom generation in the tech fields, I think the new opportunity will be to give them the customer support jobs we off shored! Baby boomers will still need to work at least part time and ideally from home and will accept lower pay as long as there are reasonable benefits as well. Since the US political leadership will never address the Health Care issues around the massive burden the "retirement" of the babyboom generation will have on our health care system.
If IBM can help define a private sector solution to providing part time work with health benefits (but with lower pay) to my generation, more power to them!

[rander8rube]

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http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ZTIHHKP1CBGJ0QSNDBECKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleID=164302159

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