by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Age, Retirement
For some in the U.S., retirement doesn’t start at age 65. Twenty-two percent of Americans 65 and older are still in the workforce, according to a LendingTree analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Some states are seeing more of this than others. “Significant...
by dankeelan | Jul 9, 2024 | Age, Apprenticeships, Retirement
Just before the Covid pandemic hit, Chris Bore retired at 63. Then in September 2020, he changed his mind and unretired. For Chris, his retirement at 65 was highly desirable after decades in corporate life, working as a consultant and trainer in DSP (digital...
by dankeelan | Jul 9, 2024 | Age
I am a 50-year-old technology worker. My boss is in her early 40s. She has made comments that are not my business about co-workers in their 60s who she says “should retire.” Needless to say I’m not too far behind those folks in age. I get Botox, filler, color my hair,...
by dankeelan | Jun 11, 2024 | Age, Mentoring
Have you ever thought that the newest pair of eyes in your team could be that from which the most innovative idea will come? Indeed, I mean the young employees that you are working with. Leveraging the fresh perspectives and up-to-date knowledge of younger team...
by dankeelan | May 28, 2024 | Age, Jobs
Since she got laid off from her job in December, Donna Kopman, 57, has sent out over 300 job applications. From Sunday through Tuesday, the Lake Oswego, Oregon, resident spends eight hours a day at her computer applying for jobs. The rest of the week, she focuses on...
by dankeelan | Jan 30, 2024 | Age, Featured
More senior workers are staying in the workforce than ever before, and that may be a “win-win” for employers and workers alike, writes my colleague Alexa Mikhail for Fortune’s February and March 2024 print issue. Around one-fifth of Americans...
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