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Oh I hear you - I'm closer to 56 than I'd like to be (mid forties). The point is Ford apparently tries to send a signal to shareholders that they have a clue ab
by harryf 9y ago
Oh I hear you - I'm closer to 56 than I'd like to be (mid forties). The point is Ford apparently tries to send a signal to shareholders that they have a clue about being a real player in self driving cars and this message is odd - seems more about slowing the decline in _existing_ revenue than generating new.
While there are 62 year olds who are quite comfortable with new technology and new ways of working, required to transform and innovate, you and I both know that _on average_ the older people get, the more they struggle with change and learning new things.
- sillysaurus3 9y agoOn average, it may be true to say that certain minority groups may be more violent or less intelligent. That doesn't mean it's ok to treat them as such. It may seem like a glib comparison, and I hope it's substantive enough that it doesn't start a flamewar. But if one person can come to see ageism as equally valid as racism, then they can teach others, who will teach others, and eventually it will no longer be a problem.
- readitagan8374 9y agoAccording to Bill Ford, Jim pushed Steel Case to think about the workplace of the future! and build office stuff people want them http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/22/news/companies/ford-ceo-fields-hackett/ http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/22/news/companies/ford-ceo-fiel...