Monday, June 26, 2023
Raven, a new addition to my “Dogs in the Aisles” file, is a one-and-one-half-year-old Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff). He weighs 140 lbs., is totally sweet, and is mega-ticklish. Yesterday, in HD’s Hardware Dept., this irresistible fellow and I became buddies. His person said that Raven’s twin sister also was somewhere in the store. I didn’t meet her but will someday spot those pups together and take a photograph.
Today’s WSJ has an interesting article explaining why more people in their 80s still are working. It reports that according to The Census Bureau, some 650K Americans over 80 were working last year. that’s about 18% more than a decade ago. Some are working because of inflation and the stock market’s volatility or they simply want to work.
The Journal suggests that the “fading pandemic made [some who took a break] feel more comfortable clocking in again.” Maybe, but it’s my perspective that the pandemic made it possible for elderlies to be hired. Younger workers receiving government aid and dropping out of the workforce encouraged employers to fill open positions by seeing applicants differently. Elderly job hunters, bringing work-oriented attitudes and background experience, filled a variety of openings.
Certainly, boredom among retirees who’ve not worked for a while can make them want to return to employment, but that’s not what has encouraged potential employers to select elderly applicants. What’s making a significant difference are needs to fill essential, open jobs. A lingering shortage of young workers encourages recruiters to select qualified elderly applicants.
Gray-haired workers from complex backgrounds and effectively performing in jobs are forcing management to change its styles. Chain managers must adapt to a wider variety of employees by adjusting styles of communicating, encouraging, and rewarding.
Essentially, today’s workplaces are evolving into much more interesting experiences.
Dear Friends: I’ll stay on the lookout for that Corso magnifique pair. Diana
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I love big dogs! He looks amazing- glad he’s sweet. You are right on about the seniors now being appreciated by employers. Hope places like Macys feel that way now. Prior to pandemic they only wanted youth ( who called in sick after partying or just did not show up). They were pretty transparent about thinking anyone over 50 was a dinosaur & should move over for the younger crowd.
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I used to experience those prejudices, too, but doubt that workplaces today are still prejudiced. People have become accustomed to interacting with gray-haired employees who are still on their feet and thinking logically. Viva!
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