This letter is written by a person who contributes very little to the organization, yet seems to believe she is entitled to her conception of perfect social justice in all areas of life.<p>The US has had bad presidents before, and will certainly have them in the future. At no point so far has the CEO of IBM done anything wrong -- and when she does, that will be the time to criticize her. Until then, this is a CEO trying to promote her company to the incoming administration, and nothing more.<p>This is my favorite part:<p>> A look at IBM recruitment collateral suggests that the future of the company hinges on realizing an inclusive and welcoming culture, though you do not communicate this vision within the <i>many pages of your letter</i> to a man who will soon be in the top office of the United States government.<p>The letter is barely 4 pages long printed on US letter-sized paper. Where are the "many pages?"<p>People like this are impossible to please.
<i>"Eight years ago, IBM helped lead an effort to identify $1 trillion in savings the federal government could achieve through using advanced data analytics, data center consolidation, and the use of cloud technologies to improve the cybersecurity of key government systems."</i><p>Here's that report.[1]<p>[1] <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Kamensky-Testimony-2-5-13-COMPLETE.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Kamen...</a>
I don't get some of the comments here.<p>I'm not a US citizen nor an IBMer, so this interests me only as an outsider. While precious little will change with an 'open letter' like this, since when has having an opinion, resigning due to principles or "saying something" a bad thing?<p>The way I read it was a person who took a stand and announced it. Nothing more. Why are the commenters here inferring entitlement, immaturity or anything besides an opinion.
I admire OP's decision to resign. But, to be fair, cataloguing citizens to facilitate genocide is one of IBM's core competencies[1].<p>[1] - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust</a>