“We have an obligation to our men and women overseas—nearly 5,000 in number—who have all been guaranteed jobs when they come home from the service of their country.” Thomas J. Watson Sr., IBM Systems Service Classes, Endicott, April 9, 1945
When discussing the “reconversion” problem, Tom Watson predicted that the biggest problem wouldn’t be in the reconversion to producing peacetime products but in the reintegration of the men and women who had served overseas. He was right. To read about the problems IBM and the country faced with re-employing millions of soldiers after World War II, either select the image above of the button below.
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Peter E. GreulichPete has been studying IBM and early American corporate history since his retirement in 2011. These are his thoughts and musings, and of those whose biographies he has read with links to articles and book reviews on this website. Categories
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