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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m 56 and would absolutely love to be 36 and consider that young, or at least younger. You sound like you have some kind of problem or a chip on your shoulder. And what you are missing is that to the 36th and 38-year-old, you are OLD. [/quote]

Old meaning this. The 36 year old with two kids thinking of a third died to child care, husband, life in general takes full advanced of remote three days a week, Flex Time so comes in early leaves early when in office two days a week. Can’t work one second OT or come in one second early and remote  days same thing. all fine.

Trouble is I can’t mentor her, get her better trained, take on extra work properly to get her promoted up as a proper succession plan, other trouble the younger staff who report to her are in my office all the time so I am supervising and training them. I have done interviews new staff, staff lunch, regulator meetings without her all fine. But the old people who are crapping out soon is she the answer?

Guess what I saw her resume and this lady was a go getter from 21-29. My 38 year old guy same thing. Yet both thing they are the type of younger people we need. Guess what I want to hire both of them in their 22 year old version. Get a good 8 years of work out of then perhaps.

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I don’t think your company needs to find someone younger; they need to find someone who can write in coherent English. [/quote]

I think that is why I have CoPilot and AI at work. Jeff is too cheap to put it on this site. Maybe years ago I recall my old boss went to a new company and had a rule never hire anyone between 30 and 55. I asked him why. He said I hire 10-20 percent people 55 and over who are just happy to be working, they will work hard, stay to 65, not push me for big raises and promotions and most are long past the young kid stage or empty nesters who can devote time to job and enjoy training and working with young staff. Can get 5-10 years of work out of them then retire in a manner where it is orderly and non disruptive. OT or travel no issues. No kids to run home to.

The under 30 crowd are usually single, no kids, maybe newly engaged focused on career, willing to work hard, lower payer. Eager to learn. I can also get 5-10 years out of them.

He claimed the 30-55 crowd were headaches, demanding big money, job hoppers, on maternity leave, paternity leave, always pushing big raises and promotions. One big headache.

Granted he had 30-55 year old people but they were folks he hired under 30 who learned from the 55 people and when they retired took their roles over. Without being pushy. They had time on their side.

His answer to go younger was to go way younger. He retired after doing this for like 15 years and guess what one of the under 30 people he hired now in her 40s took it over.  [/quote]

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