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"How did these people get the IBM job?"

I am just responding to your comment "IBM was right to drop them" if they went straight to a soup kitchen.

"These are alleged "good paying" jobs from which they are being let go, so capital should not be a problem."

Just because they are "good paying" jobs does not mean they will have capital for a business. Some people do live beyond their means.

"Is it really any comfort to the guy who lost his job if the job was re-staffed in the US."

If they deserved to be fired, due to violation of policy/procedures, etc., then no. Should they get any comfort if they deserved to be fired? No.

"I don't mean to be callous, but it sure sounds like the people you are talking about (unable to find a job, no capital, no ability, can't move to find a new job) are not the kind of people that I would want working for my company."

Do you make it a prerequisite that new employees have capital before getting hired? I doubt that, you care more about whether the person can do the job. If you do, then you are probably hiring the wrong people.

I never said that they had no ability. If they are unable to find a job, then that would mean that you were not hiring. I would not blame you for not hiring some one that could not move to a reasonable distance from your company, but the fact is that some people have significant others that do have jobs and moving would mean they would have to quit their job.

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Some people do live beyond their means.

Very true. And sometimes with tragic results, like going from a six figure income to a soup kitchen.

...but the fact is that some people have significant others that do have jobs and moving would mean they would have to quit their job.

I would assume that the significant other's job in this hypothetical situation would keep one out of the bread lines as well.