The rule of law will only ever have an "I'll be back" moment if all management is removed and the Office gets 'reset' (because once you make it the normal to violate the EPC, in the name of whatever "emergency", it's hard to restore order)
Summary: The EPO's administration continues rushing ahead with an unlawful agenda, exploiting a pandemic that's gradually coming under control regardless to shred apart the EPC
The consensus in comments we see is, IBM is a terrible place to work in, treatment of its workers is appalling, it's utterly foolish to relocate in an effort to retain a job at IBM, and it's foolish to join the company in the first place