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Warpy

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5. They want young, attractive workers

Reply to progree (Reply #4)

Fri May 12, 2023, 10:46 PM

May 2023

who have the experience and work ethic of people 30 years older, people they won't hire.

Yeah, got it. They'd rather piss and moan that kids aren't all that reliable. They have to learn to be reliable. We did.

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Prime-age workers are flooding back into the workforce. Older workers are staying home [View all] progree May 2023 OP

I guess Judge Judy gets boring after a while. Shermann May 2023 #1

Bookmarking this TheRealNorth May 2023 #2

Are older workers "staying home" or is it fairer to say Warpy May 2023 #3

Dunno if its any worse recently than say 5 years or 10 years ago for older workers progree May 2023 #4

They want young, attractive workers Warpy May 2023 #5

I don't disagree at all that it's harder for an older worker to get a job progree May 2023 #6

Younger workers have the apps, analytics, speed but are in it for themselves bucolic_frolic May 2023 #7