I thought this was fishy at first too. However, the heading of the document claiming that there is a 100% chance of a pandemic says "IBM Plan Assumptions." So clearly they were simply assuming for purposes of their training that there would definitely be a pandemic. They were also assuming that only 30% of the workforce would be available. Looks like a worse-case scenario type of thing to me.

#4 | Posted by JOE at 2009-11-02 03:57 PM | Reply |

Yeah, I mean what if it said.....

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20% chance of pandemic.

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Do nothing. Don't worry bout it. Please fire me now, this job is worthless.

Also clear how quick we forgot about Avian flu. Lots of warning on that one too, didnt pan out but that was well before 3 years ago.

Look at past history. Nearly every century is marked by some sort of "pandemic". Makes me think a prediction of 100% chance of pandemic is not so crazy, but entirely expected. Within the next 5 years? Well not so much, but 5 years is a pretty standard number to plan around.

Also I find it curious the lacking of the plan that includes profiting off the millions of dead people, or at the very least the mass profiting from hysteria. Instead they plan on workers not being available, no doubt sick from a non-existant virus... how quaint...