Young manager harassing Baby Boomer leads to EEOC fine

Oregon live ^ | 3/7/07 | Brent Hunsberger

[Old Professer]

Then you imagined more than you controlled.

[RinaseaofDs]

20 is the new 10. Trust me, we've hired a couple.

30 is the new 15. Fired a couple of those recently too.

The overarching issue is the outsized expectations for advancement and overdeveloped sense of entitlement, coupled by an unbelievable lack of initiative or work ethic.

Like 9 miles of bad road.

[NittanyLion]

Then you imagined more than you controlled.

What do you mean?

[Cogadh na Sith]

Actually, I think of 50 as the new 40.

Yeah, look at who the big sex-bombs of Hollywood are according to Time Magazine: Helen Mirren (who confesses she doesn't wear panties!); Susan Sarandon; Meryl Streep; Jane Fonda.

Barf....

[Old Professer]

Look guys, most have us here have a sense of humor; some of us are predatory.

[Abigail Adams]

"When premenstrual meets post-menopausal the Earth moves..."

Hee hee! Probably every woman over 40 could use a little ginko biloba, LOL!

I remember when I was in my 20s. I thought I was smart stuff. Okay, I was. But I had little patience for more mature coworkers who weren't as "energetic" and "driven" as I was. Now I'm old enough to know I didn't know squat back then! Live and learn.

[knarf]

I'm not sure you're real ... maybe some kind of troll-bot .... Your name is from someone's imagination and your language is stereotype.

[MoochPooch]

Helen Mirren (who confesses she doesn't wear panties!)

At least she never pulled a Britney Spears.

[Cogadh na Sith]

The overarching issue is the outsized expectations for advancement and overdeveloped sense of entitlement

Yeah, they've gotta get used to the fact that the boomers are going to have to die before they get promoted and they'll be 'the kid' in the office until they are 45....

[oneamericanvoice]

Huh?

[Old Professer]

Stick around, I'll give you my recipe for dirt. :)

[NittanyLion]

Oh okay, I assume you meant that you need sole discretion on those sorts of decisions in order to really manage people. I don't necessarily disagree with you, but at the same time most larger companies I know require disciplinary action to be vetted by someone other than the direct supervisor for legal reasons such as this one.

It certainly does make for a more "challenging" management environment, but that's the world we live in.

[Cogadh na Sith]

Say, have you two been exchanging autographed photos of John Edwards?

Honestly, that's pretty funny! And, no....

[4yearlurker]

20 year old manager: "Do you have a new hearing aid?"

Baby boomer:"Yes I do."

20 year old manager: "What kind is it?"

Baby boomer" "10 O'Clock"

[antiunion person]

she should take ginkgo biloba, an herbal memory tonic, and turn up the volume on her Miracle Ear.

None of these things have anything to do with age. I know people at all ages that have crappy memories and are as deaf as board. Maybe this 55 year old should have been less "sensitive" to constructive criticism.

Also, someone posted how can a 20 year old woman be in charge. Did you ever hear of daughter, niece, etc... to the owner?? I have the same problem at my work. The family members of the owners are lazy as hell and dumber than a rock. Yet, they get all the pay, all the credit and all the sympathy from the higher ups.

Without knowing the 20 something woman's side of the side, no one has the right to slam her for what she allegedly did.

[norton]

"...the last of the Silent Generation born before the end of World War II"

Silence is about the only thing no one has ever accused me of.

[Old Professer]

As heavy as the sky might be; it predates you and me.

[Laz711]

So what, are you telling me that, when I was 19 and an instructor at a nuclear power plant, supervising officers and enlisted alike (as an enlisted man, by the way) during nuclear power plant operations, that I shouldn't have been doing that simply because of my age? Got it, I will tell the Navy that only older people are allowed to train and operate their nuke plants....they may be able to run one with those requirements.

[Old Professer]

I hope your keeper finds the other end of your leash before much longer.

[Miss Marple]

That's right. I am not one who would frequent Whole Foods. I shop at the boring old Kroger. LOL!