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You should care about older folks because discrimination against the elderly is illegal and is a signal to your employees that they will not be valued at your c
by SolaceQuantum 8y ago
You should care about older folks because discrimination against the elderly is illegal and is a signal to your employees that they will not be valued at your company based on their merits but instead valued for a quality they have no control over and thus reduce morale in your workforce. Furthermore, as the lifespan expectations of humanity grows, we can anticipate that the economic view will also expand- more older people means more customers for products regarding their needs, more jobs available to understand their needs.
- jayalpha 8y agoAh. So discriminating against young is okay? I assume if they can perform they will find a new job in this job market very quickly. Just on merits. "reduce morale in your workforce" I don't know how old you are but this sentence lacks wisdom. Companies are never grateful or anything. In fact, it sounds to me like career advice from the last century. The time for employees is over, you better get your own shit together. Pursuing a corporate career can be a very dangerous thing. I remember a post from a MIT lawyer who observed how his mid 50 peers were either making a shitload of money (MDs, laywers) or struggling (engineers in their mid 50ies) and based on his observations he said that when even MIT graduates are struggling later in live this field then you should ask yourself if this is really a good field to pursue.