This post by the head moderator on ibmpension is a good reminder of why her judgement is so heavily clouded by her intense hatred for the company she resigned from:
"IBM does not issue retiree badges. Why? They don't recognize a retiree as a category. They only recognize the laws and rules they have in place at the time of your exit. They don't care how you exited. You are out. The word 'retiree' hasn't mattered for 20 years. It means nothing."
