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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
(5 pp) Action must be taken to correct the serious
situation where a very significant percentage of
people over 50 are economically inactive. There is
no bar to their employment other than an attitude
by many employers that they are too old! And as my
Grandfather used to chuckle in German, 'We are too
soon old, and too late smart.' The United States
work force is starting an interesting period of time
: four defined generations of workers are all
competing for the same space. All four have
qualities that employers are looking for, all four
have liabilities which can be compensated by one
or more of the other groups. Bibliography lists 2
sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BBagewrk.rtf
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And as my Grandfather used to chuckle in German, "We are too soon old, and too late smart." I have chosen this personal topic, because I have had older
friends who have been "rif-ed;" and definitely do not want it to happen to me. For many, this was not an action of personal choice. The structural changes in
the corporate landscapes of the last twenty years has meant that during the process of de-layering, and downsizing, these people, in "business-speak" became part of the "business improvement process." Company
balance sheets were greatly enhanced by the removal of these people at all grades and levels. The costs saved are now apparent, at least to the businesses that let them
go, however that also means we are loosing a vast number of potential workers who could be making a valuable contribution to our national wellbeing. However, the possibility is even
greater that they will become an increasing drain on national resources unless positive action is taken to change attitudes and return them to the employment scene. By the year
2000, 13 percent of the population will be over age sixty-five (almost 35 million), as contrasted with only 4.1 percent in 1900. This "graying of America" is one of
the major social changes of the twentieth century. At the same time the numbers of both children and young adults are expected to decrease. Such shifts are bound
to affect the workplace dramatically, creating new patterns of work, leisure, and retirement. And definitions of age are also changing radically. As the baby boomers (those born between
1946 and 1964) come to mid-life, age fifty and above seems less old than it used to. Improved health and more opportunities make older Americans appear younger than ever
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