Posted on 01/08/2020 9:27:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Chances are reduced even more if you’re one of those privileged white males of advanced age.
“...When I went to the interview, the kid who interviewed me had on a dirty, wrinkled shirt (NOT tucked in), NO tie, tattoos all over himself, hardware on his face, dirt under his fingernails, sneakers, unshaved, no degree, under 35 years old etc....”
Was that CarX you were applying?
This is proof we don’t have a labor shortage.
I took one look at him and I didn’t even WANT that job
Totally agree - that's why I got out of hiring. My company now requires new hires to have STEM degrees - about 50% of the hires I made, never would have been hired; Most didn't have STEM degrees but had great technical, self-taught skills.
It’s hard to blame employers for doing this when they are required by law under the ACA to provide medical insurance for their employees. This stupid provision makes an older employee an enormous cost burden for an employer, which more than offsets the valuable experience that employee brings in comparison to younger workers.
Need to fact-check this, sir or madam. My $DAYJOB was recently bought out, and the benefits all changed. The health insurance that the new folks offered was not accepted by my doctors. So I fired up Medicare (which they did accept), and the HR people pay the dollar equivalent of the insurance for the "average" employee. I'm over 62, the age of the average employee is 29. Problem solved.
Milliberals shun their elders and deny them a place on the ‘team’.
As a 65 y.o. who has just spent the last 4 months job hunting, I can say it exists. Happily I just got hired at Waffle House who showed no age discrimination whatsoever. I will be a door corp (greeter). Was told by sr. mgr. that they PREFER older folks in this position. It pays more than half what I used to make, but I needed the extra income and so far they appear to be a great company!
And they are hiring 6-figure visa workers claiming there aren’t skilled workers stateside.
It isn’t about money or skills. It is about deliberate rejection. My company just ousted those with 20+ years at the company and is soliciting outside staffing.
“Up or Out” isn’t just for the military anymore.
CORRECTION...LESS than half what I used to make...lol
For most corporations these days the long run is two fiscal quarters away. All they are interested in is cutting costs and maximizing profits.
And jumping out with Golden Parachutes.
The fired employee waged a THREE YEAR legal battle for reinstatement and back pay. Which she eventually WON!
One reason not to hire old folks is that if you hire a bad one (bad employees come in all age brackets) it can be VERY expensive to fire them. If you hire a bad 21-year-old, you can just let them go. If you decide to let a 54-year-old go, you may have a steep hill to climb. So companies try to avoid that problem, if possible.
I agree completely.
There was an article of a 90 yr old still painting houses in his old age. Asked why he was still working he said he was afraid if he didn’t get up in the morning for work he’d not get up at all!
If 66, I really doubt you look 46. But good try....
An important part is that I have a full head of hair and almost zero gray. My mother is 92 and, like president Reagan, has black hair with the occasional gray strand.
i.e. it’s really just genetic. However, think of me as a car that was always garaged, but has 400,000 miles on it. i.e. I feel older than 46. :)
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