Reply to post: Re: Double-edged sword - A few years later

She was praised by the CEO and promoted. After her brother and mom died, she returned from compassionate leave. IBM laid her off

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Re: Double-edged sword - A few years later

"In general the older employees cost more and tended to be harder to control."

Certainly after a few trips round the (de)motivation course most people with a working brain recognise the BS for what it is. They also are experienced in whatever it is they do and don't really need control. The only people to whom this is a problem are those whose salaries and/or self-esteem depending on controlling them.

"Younger employees lack inexperience"

Oops"

"but they tend to have more energy and lower wages."

Energy is a trade-off with the efficiency that knowing the job brings and wages for them are a trade-off with the payments for the manglers whose sole role is to tell those who already know what they're doing what to do.

"If I were running a business with an aging workforce, I'd probably be tempted to swap them out too."

I wonder.....

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