[zeveb]

> There were no folks reaching out from IBM saying, “Psst. Hey, man. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! GO GET HELP!”

That doesn't mean that there aren't folks who feel that way. There could, for example, be people within IBM afraid to speak out, even privately. There could also be people who have already left IBM who felt that way prior to leaving.

[mindcrime]

Most of who's left at IBM are either:

A. "lifers" who are biding their time until retirement and aren't interested in rocking the boat, or doing anything to make noise. They want to come in, do their time, go home and go fishing... lather, rinse, repeat.

B. New grads who have no clue what they have walked into because they haven't worked anywhere else for comparison and haven't been at IBM long enough to realize how dysfunctional they are.

C. contractors who really don't give a f%!# as long as their paychecks clear.

None would be particularly motivated to reach out to the people of an acquisition and offer any guidance.

[babarock]

380,000 employees at IBM, you're sure your 3 categories encompass everyone?

[mindcrime]

No, I left out all the offshore people because I didn't think it was relevant at the moment.

[pooppaint]

Categories don’t have to encompass everyone as long as the remainder are rounding errors. One of the most successful CEOs in the world works at every Fortune 100 company. Who cares.

[tokai]

I thought the same. I guess he reached the stage of bargaining around that time.