My father started with IBM in 1963 and work in Cape Canaveral building the radio systems that eventually put the first man on the moon and all the Apollos. When the Space Program closed down he was transferred to Fishkill NY and then to Boca Raton a year later where he worked on the Robotics. He was a brilliant man. In 1993 at the age of 59 he took the package and went back to school and got his Masters. He taught high level math. And yes, they did hire him back as a contractor. He used to brag about IBM. I think he was disappointed when the layoffs came. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-02-01/news/9801310114_...