And we can all tell by the “slant” of your comment that you’re a Junior! The writer is just stating the facts. It’s not propaganda, it’s just not what you wanted to hear!
I’m 66 and still working full time. I like what I do. Although I plan to scale my hours back this summer I plan to continue working as long as I want to.
I’m a middle-aged underwriter and about to hit the declinig pay years (accordng to this article). After kids/college/life-events, etc., I will have to work until late 60’s at least. The only viable early retirement plan left for me at this point is: die young.
My brother used to be a store manager for a national chain. He always said that seniors were by far his most polite, dependable, hardest workers. The younger the age group, the worse the performance.
Used to be, folks in their mid-fifties and older were able to move around from agency to agency. Now with the health insurance premiums sky-rocketing, older people are faced with age discrimination. Employers sometimes think a middle aged person is more likely to require health care and perhaps make their group rates jump. At my last job, our group rates were jacked up 75% when one of our spouses needed routine emergency surgery – yes, 75%. My contribution for my spouse and myself would have escalated to over $1100 a month – insane – if we hadn’t switched carriers.
If they’ll be working longer, that means they’ll be driving longer, too. Visit The Hartford’s safedrivingforalifetime.com for expert advice, discussions and tools specifically designed to keep drivers safe for a lifetime.
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I could by the “slant” in the “news” article that the writer was a Senior! Geez. is this a news website or a propaganda site?
And we can all tell by the “slant” of your comment that you’re a Junior! The writer is just stating the facts. It’s not propaganda, it’s just not what you wanted to hear!
Geez, Jay, why so cranky?
First, the article is clearly labeled Commentary.
Second, what do you have against seniors?
I’m 66 and still working full time. I like what I do. Although I plan to scale my hours back this summer I plan to continue working as long as I want to.
I’m a middle-aged underwriter and about to hit the declinig pay years (accordng to this article). After kids/college/life-events, etc., I will have to work until late 60’s at least. The only viable early retirement plan left for me at this point is: die young.
nomesaneman?
My brother used to be a store manager for a national chain. He always said that seniors were by far his most polite, dependable, hardest workers. The younger the age group, the worse the performance.
Used to be, folks in their mid-fifties and older were able to move around from agency to agency. Now with the health insurance premiums sky-rocketing, older people are faced with age discrimination. Employers sometimes think a middle aged person is more likely to require health care and perhaps make their group rates jump. At my last job, our group rates were jacked up 75% when one of our spouses needed routine emergency surgery – yes, 75%. My contribution for my spouse and myself would have escalated to over $1100 a month – insane – if we hadn’t switched carriers.
If they’ll be working longer, that means they’ll be driving longer, too. Visit The Hartford’s safedrivingforalifetime.com for expert advice, discussions and tools specifically designed to keep drivers safe for a lifetime.