https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/29/ibm_allegedly_hid_watson_health/
"We were told we would be redeployed back into IBM," our source told us, noting that most if not all of the internal job opportunities available required relocation. "They never intended to place us, in my opinion."
Required relocation appears to have become a common tactic at IBM to avoid layoffs – it encourages workers to quit rather than go through a disruptive, unwanted move. In recent age-discrimination lawsuits against IBM, the company has been accused of using relocation as a way to get rid of older workers.