tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789541.post2342908673888110597..comments2023-10-15T01:17:25.276-07:00Comments on promptings: promptings potpourri (grumpy old people etc.)Violet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789541.post-39442068992370056132012-07-24T20:17:58.663-07:002012-07-24T20:17:58.663-07:00Sounds like an interesting series! Your quote spea...Sounds like an interesting series! Your quote speaks volumes. Too bad there has to be an us-them mentality in these things.Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789541.post-78156451887538453952012-07-24T19:53:54.512-07:002012-07-24T19:53:54.512-07:00Quite the topic Violet. In the Star Phoenix is a ...Quite the topic Violet. In the Star Phoenix is a 3-part series on age discrimination in the workplace. It is interesting. I especially like one of the conclusions..."[older employees] belong to the workhorse generation: they value benefits, a good pension and want to be left in peace to get things accomplished. They've also done more than their share for most of their careers - and data suggests gen X & Y either aren't willing or aren't able to take on the same load once those positions open up - It's not going to be a one-to-one exchange. The reality is that it will take three people to replace two boomers...If you've got an engaged boomer, you're not going to get a better employee..." <br /><br />Some of the quotes included re "us" by young people are very unkind and judgmental.<br /><br />Wonder were we will be in 10 years!CallingForthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427301848027316543noreply@blogger.com