Employees believe directive to seek new internal positions is just a way to get rid of them

…multiple people in part of the Systems group (the individual and four colleagues) had been “redeployed to look for another job within IBM.”

These individuals are expected to continue in their jobs for an indeterminate period while using some work time to find and apply for another internal position – which may or may not be available, or may require relocation.

No end date was specified for the job search but affected individuals have until the end of Q1 2023. After a redeployed employee fails to find another internal position, Redeployment Initiative may become a Resource Action – a layoff.

…chat messages from another IBM employee with more than four decades of experience at the company who last year sought advice based on the belief that this person’s redeployment represented age discrimination.

“They are trying to drive people out with no severance,” “While there’s news that Salesforce and Meta are cutting jobs, IBM isn’t cutting. But they are. There’re just as many people being forced out, just not through formal resource actions.”

https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/05/ibm_redeployment_orders/