http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_747_IBM.mp3 Work for IBM - in a developing country? Also: a foreign worker hopes to stay. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_747_IBM.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_747_IBM.mp3 <h4>IF YOU WANT a JOB…</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/81b32788e60da7804ab2e5a2178bc34e" alt="Rick Clark" height="100" width="100" />Rick Clark</p><p>Rick Clark was laid off in January from his job at IBM. Rick was an engineer, working on the manufacturing side. He was shocked by what he heard in his supervisor's office, but not because he was given a pink slip. Rick was given a brochure that suggested he resign his position in the U.S., move to an IBM project in a developing country, and work there at the prevailing local wage. Rick saw that as a slap in the face. He joins Dick Gordon to tell about the day he was laid off and what's next for him.</p><p>IBM's spokesperson Douglas Shelton says that Project Match is one of several transition opportunities for laid off employees. "For example, if [laid off employees] want to go into teaching, we can help with that, or into non-profit work, we can help with that. They also have the choice to apply to work [in other positions] for IBM in the US."<br /><br />In March, Shelton says, IBM gave about 386,000 IBM employees bonuses (virtually everyone in the company) and this year will provide about 250,000 salary increases to its employees excluding executives.<br /></p><h4><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></h4><h4>HOPING TO STAY<br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/ade2a1089fb93395ae505ac12d9688a6" alt="Leila" height="100" width="100" />Leila Vaziri-Farhani</p><p>A bad economy and strict visa rules mean that many foreigners who came to the U.S. for school face difficulties in remaining here. <br /></p><p>Leila Vaziri-Farhani dreamed of becoming an engineering professor, but as a woman in science her options in Iran felt limited. Her mother, sick with cancer, encouraged her to follow her dreams, so Leila came to the U.S. to pursue her PhD. When her mother was on her deathbed, Leila went back to Iran to be with her. It took Leila two years to get a visa to come back to the U.S. <br /></p><p>Leila talks with Dick about how she's already altered her dreams to fit the reality of her immigration status, and how she fears this economy will further limit her options.</p><h4><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></h4><p><br /><br /><br /></p> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:00:00