Re: A third of Jobseekers are over 50.
Originally Posted by
Muddy
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Age is not just a number .
It's a slowing down of physical capability .
There are of course exceptions but these are exceptions .
Of course there is a slowing down of physical capability, the 70 year old where I used to work has cut back to just three 8 hour days in a restaurant kitchen rather then then five 10 hour days she done along with me, and the over 65s where I am now only do 6 hours compared the the 10+ us younger ones do
Im 55 this year and Im slower then the 20 to 40 year olds I work alongside, but Im reliable, Im a worker , Im just as valued
They might have a higher output because they are younger and faster, but they are the ones who have young children and family who need them at the drop of a hat, they are the ones who need school holidays off, who have to leave for the school run, time off that us older workers don't need, so we are just as employable, esp in these days of part time workers and ZHCs