Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

IBM has initiated another round of layoffs, and while the national story is concerned with the total number of employees dismissed–anywhere from 6000 to 8000 employees, according to some estimations–if you take a closer look at the towns and cities affected, the story has much more impact. News organizations covering the areas where IBM employees entered unemployment present a much different picture when compared to the simple “statistical casualties of the economy” approach. The local reaction offers a personal look at how these layoffs, which are done to improve a company’s bottom line.