Well DUH genius....as soon as you hit your 50's, you become a target at EVERY company for "downsizing/reduction in force". It's the way Corporate America works and they've become so good at it, it's very difficult to prove/win in a court of law.
The IBM genius's were stupid enough to put it in email and send correspondence back and forth to each other! Time will tell how/if they are held accountable for their blatant stupidity.