Category Archives: Workforce Demographics

What different age cohorts are doing and thinking aboaut on the job.

Workforce Demographics: Rethinking Retirement

Am I the only person who sees warehousing people over 70 in “retirement communities” as dangerous to the country and horrible for the people themselves?  Every time an employee retires, much less takes early retirement; history, perspective and people skills … Continue reading

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Demographics: Maybe Younger Workers Won’t Follow You Anywhere!

Over a large martini a Boomer lamented that her twentysomething workers were unresponsive to her offers of help, mentoring, and general transmission of office folklore.  They evinced no interest in power or politics.   “I’ve got six direct reports and not one … Continue reading

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Workforce Demographics: What If Nobody Moves On?

A Wells Fargo study found the average American had saved about seven percent of the money needed to retire.  The same study showed 30 percent of people in their 60s have less than $25,000 in savings with an average 401K … Continue reading

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