workers over 50

[Shortcut]

i noticed a dearth of workers over 50 at my prior and current workplace. there are a few, but not many. where do they go? do you notice this at your workplace, too?

i have a tough time believing that they're retiring in their 50s. i certainly hope they weren't turned to soylent green in the company cafeterias...

 

[olds]

Where do you work, McDonalds?

 

[Alone]

They're everywhere. Mind you, they probably work the early shifts so you don't see them when you get out of high school.

 

[Chaotic42]

We've got quite a few of them at my job. We're low on people in their mid-30s to mid-40s though.

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Where do you work, McDonalds?

what are you, 12?

 

[nonameo]

Well, no one wants to support the massive medical premiums during that period between 50-65 so...

 

[BrownTown]

Um, lets see, When I go to my dad's work the AVERAGE age is 60, he is the youngest in his group at the age of 53. So, I'd say in the nuclear engineering companies you will find a very good number. It isn't just there though, TVA as a whole had a very large number of people that old, I honestly don't know where you are working that there are so few old people (maybe some newfangled dot com), but alot of engineering firms have large numbers of people that age, in fact its considered one of the largest problems in the power industry that something like 40% of their workforce is expected to retire in under 10 years and there are not enough new engineers graduating to replace them (for nuclear engineer its not even remotely close, if you got a nuclear engineering degree now you would be a VERY hot commodity in terms of getting jobs, nuclear companies are having to hire other types of engineers to meet the shortfall and then jsut train them what to do Although thats prolly not good for those people who don't like nuclear reactors since there gonna be run by a bunch of newbies soon instead of the current people who have 30+ years of experience, so meltdowns here we come!).

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: Alone


They're everywhere. Mind you, they probably work the early shifts so you don't see them when you get out of high school.

Yeah, i guess someone has to mind the cmdumpster known as your mother during the morning hours.



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[olds]

Originally posted by: Shortcut

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Where do you work, McDonalds?

what are you, 12?

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[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: BrownTown
Um, lets see, When I go to my dad's work the AVERAGE age is 60, he is the youngest in his group at the age of 53. So, I'd say in the nuclear engineering companies you will find a very good number. It isn't just there though, TVA as a whole had a very large number of people that old, I honestly don't know where you are working that there are so few old people (maybe some newfangled dot com), but alot of engineering firms have large numbers of people that age, in fact its considered one of the largest problems in the power industry that something like 40% of their workforce is expected to retire in under 10 years and there are not enough new engineers graduating to replace them (for nuclear engineer its not even remotely close, if you got a nuclear engineering degree now you would be a VERY hot commodity in terms of getting jobs, nuclear companies are having to hire other types of engineers to meet the shortfall and then jsut train them what to do Although thats prolly not good for those people who don't like nuclear reactors since there gonna be run by a bunch of newbies soon instead of the current people who have 30+ years of experience, so meltdowns here we come!).

yeah, maybe it just varies by industry. i work in the life science industry, and most of the folks in the shared service functions are usually between their 20-40s.

btw, thanks for the thoughtful reply!

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Shortcut
btw, thanks for the thoughtful reply!

I don't know this to be true, but I've seen some evidence of it. At our workplace, some of the older workers have trouble adjusting to the rapid growth and modernization of our industry (I make maps). Where as ten or twenty years ago these people used hardcopy imagery and tables to do things, we do almost everything on the computer now. Want to know which points are higher than 50 meters? Run a query. It seems to trip *some* of them up.

Maybe that's happening all over? I don't know. I certainly don't mean to imply that 50 year-olds can't be computer savvy, just that old habits can be hard to break.

 

[NanoStuff]

What may be a surprise to you is that there are jobs that require skills, intelligence and experience, this is where you would expect to find people 50+. Not everyone on the planet serves chicken fingers for a living.