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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (759092)3/10/2022 5:10:04 PM
From: John Carragher  Respond to of 793670
 
i believe most companies have their bernies.



To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (759092)3/10/2022 5:13:31 PM
From: skinowski  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793670
 
>>> no joke.........not months (circa 1981) after joining IBM at Watson Labs, I had an "idea" stolen from me

I gather that’s where The Watson Youth comes from? -g



To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (759092)3/10/2022 5:42:21 PM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793670
 
I have a bunch of friends who were IBMers in Rochester Mn. They were among the last bunch to get a halfway decent pension. They do have stories.

IBM had a grand campus in Rochester. Designed by Eero Saarinen. Mostly abandoned and for sale now.

The Eero Saarinen Masterpiece No One Sees: IBM Manufacturing and Training Facility in Rochester, Minnesota - Untapped New York (untappedcities.com)