Younger workers not happy with older workers?
 

Interesting.:popcorn:


Poll: Some younger workers view aging workforce negatively (poke here)

When I was younger I was never happy having to go to work. I am surprised they could pole enough younger workers to have pole

What, the young ones don't want to have to keep up with the high standards work ethic of the older workers?

I'm just guessing here, but I don't think they only asked...those working in strip clubs. :D

I don't know why anyone would care about what comes off the corrupt and childishly stupid AP newswire.

They should have asked the employers; the opinion of the ones I know is that it is very difficult to find younger workers who actually want to put in time and effort at a job, or even commit to showing up every day.

Each age group is advocating for themselves, this is news?

Old people are old.

Just another version of the “Divide and Conquer” mentality that permeates lots of things.

Sit at a bargaining table to try to negotiate for a fair contract for teachers and watch the other side encourage ageism. Getting the young teachers to see the experienced teachers as the enemy is often way too easy.

My guess is that is often true in other contract negotiations, too. “Divide and Conquer” is an old, classic, and oh so obvious maneuver when money is driving the bus and throwing experience under that bus is usually a part of the opposition’s game. Experience costs more, but the ROI is often not considered.

Ageism in America is nothing new. It is a complex, cultural issue. Sometimes it is subconscious, but often ageism is weaponized for selfish purposes.

(Even though there are, of course, circumstances when older people really should step down, painting with a wide brush is never a good thing. The ability to see others as individuals is being rapidly lost.

‘Dehumanization’ is one of the ugliest words in our language and we are now witness to more and more of exactly that, some ways more overt than others.)

I don't know where I stand on this and it's not high on my list of things that I care about.

But one thing that I thought of is if people who are of retirement age and are able to retire comfortably decide to keep working, they are taking a job that a younger person could take thereby increasing the unemployment numbers.

Agree.


Unemployment numbers are so low right now, most companies are struggling to find quality people right now.

My brother and I grew up close to two brothers who went on to become an oral surgeon and an attorney. Their parents both worked for the local newspaper, the father a Linotype operator at night and the mother an editor during the day. The parents were very hard workers and inspired an admirable work ethic in their children. The oral surgeon told me that when his mother retired the paper needed two younger employees to accomplish all she did.

Many jobs older folks take younger folks don't want. Walmart greeter and gate attendant at a retirement community come to mind.

and got old by being smart:boxing2:

Using a very broad brush to generalize, the millennial generation is the "I want it and I want it NOW" generation, having grown up with helicopter parents and 7th place trophies. Contrast that to boomers that exemplified delayed gratification, worked at something from age 12 or 14 through retirement, often working at only one or two companies throughout their adult lifetime. The delusion that older people are standing in their way as they try to move (or jump) up the ladder to success is just more folly and consistent with the entitlement attitude. 7th place results don;t get one anything in corporate America. Buckle up ! You might actually have to miss one of your kids soccer games and work past 430 !!