Worked Up: The Increasing Number Of Older Workers Reflects Both Progress & Problems
March 13, 2024
If you’re an older worker, congratulations are in order as you celebrate: This week of March 10-16, 2024 is National Older Workers Employment Week in the United States. So take out the noise makers, cut the cake, and let’s take a look at some of the progress and problems that…
Wise Women: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Has A New Podcast (And Other Women-Focused Podcasts Of Interest):
April 5, 2023
It’s not uncommon for women “of a certain age” to feel unseen or unheard. And for good reason: Older women are frequently ignored in popular culture and only rarely portrayed in a positive light in mainstream media. That means we frequently don’t know about the important and vital work many…
Reverse and Return: Why Older Workers Should Be In Demand
September 21, 2022
The demographics don’t lie. Across the country and across industries, there is a labor shortage. Recently Fast Company suggested that Baby Boomers are the cause of this shortage. According to the Pew Research Center, as of the end of 2021, over 50% of all US adults aged 55 and older…
Retired Or Rehired? Are Older Adults Ending Retirement?
June 22, 2022
Comedy writer Gene Perret once said, “Retirement: it’s nice to get out of the rat race, but you have to learn to get along with less cheese.” And in today’s world, it’s not only the cheese that’s costly. Reports of rising costs and inflationary pressures are causing almost all retirees…
Reasons For Optimism: A New Era For Older Workers?
October 27, 2021
Despite the growing numbers of older adults continuing to work into their later years (it’s anticipated that 16 million Americans 65 and over will be working by 2030, as compared to 10.6 million right now), many surveys and opinion polls paint a somewhat dim picture of the current marketplace inhabited…
Going Through A Phase: Embracing A “Phased” Approach To Retirement
September 29, 2021
It can hit you all at once. One day you’re knee-deep in work and deadlines, the next you’re given a pink slip or feted at your going away party, and you’re out the door and into retirement. And while many don’t have the luxury of determining when their professional career…