I was terminated without cause by IBM on June 1. I didn’t have a client so I had no billable hours, so it makes sense.

There wasn’t anyone from HR in my termination meeting which I found odd, but hey, it’s IBM.

I didn’t hear anything about severance pay.

A few weeks went by and I finally got access to the retirees portal and I submitted an HR request. A few days later I received a reply indicating that after speaking with my management team, I wouldn’t be getting severance.

I replied saying this was against Alberta law, the ticket had already been closed so those comments were probably never read.

I reached out to my management team and they enquired with HR. A mere six weeks later it was determined that yes, I would be getting severance pay and it was finally deposited last evening.

So, my IBM saga has ended. It wasn’t a great place to work, it wasn’t the worst place though, at least I didn’t need to sue them to get some money. They paid me far more than the law requires, so I guess I have no concrete complaints.

See ya, IBM, it was a slice.