Ageism is not new in the workplace, but IBM emails coin 'dinobabies' phrase

[butters]

ok, so IBM is in trouble for ageism; mostly this is done more discreetly, but emails have surfaced that IBM (naturally) denies as reflecting their company policies:

The communications show “highly incriminating animus” against older employees by officials who at the time were in the company’s “highest ranks,” according to the filing Friday.

The partially redacted filing says the emails surfaced in separate arbitration proceedings but it doesn’t reveal the identities of the company officials or indicate when they were speaking. A judge has ordered the release of versions of the underlying documents.

In one email chain, an International Business Machines Corp. official described a plan to “accelerate change by inviting the ‘dinobabies’ (new species) to leave” and turn them into an “Extinct species,” according to the filing. Company officials also complained about IBM’s “dated maternal workforce” that “must change,” and discussed frustration that IBM had a much lower share of millennials in its workforce than a competitor, but said its share would increase following layoffs, according to the filing.

i found the 'dinobabies' term quite amusing, though. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/top...r-dinobabies/ar-AATKDZR?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

 

[pecksniff]

i found the 'dinobabies' term quite amusing, though.

Actually, it sounds like a new kind of furry.

 

[Lady2020]

The truth is everyone will be a dinobaby.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Older people should step aside to make room for the next generation. Especially in politics.

I would put "older" at 65.