tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962313.post114450316522738467..comments2023-02-14T03:58:01.759-05:00Comments on Bread And Roses: AgeismLinda Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06638897185947547067noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962313.post-1162984791706938022006-11-08T06:19:00.000-05:002006-11-08T06:19:00.000-05:00I realize that one of the hallmarks of some of the...I realize that one of the hallmarks of some of the happiest and most sucessful workplaces I've been in have been ones with a mixed age group.Linda Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638897185947547067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962313.post-1162863245855135412006-11-06T20:34:00.000-05:002006-11-06T20:34:00.000-05:00Wow, did I ever enjoy reading this post. You have ...Wow, did I ever enjoy reading this post. You have hit a number of nails right on the head. When I was in my 40's I returned to school and one instructor (in his 60's!!) gave me such a hard time and said at every opportunity that "art and design was a young person's field". This last said looking directly at me. Let's hear it for us "old" folks!! Its a brave new, old world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962313.post-1145581804094498572006-04-20T21:10:00.000-04:002006-04-20T21:10:00.000-04:00An argument for unionizing more workplaces if ever...An argument for unionizing more workplaces if ever I heard one, Hank. There's a lot being written about ageism in the UK right now because this fall legislation making age discrimination illegal just came into force.Linda Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638897185947547067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962313.post-1145572434057000602006-04-20T18:33:00.000-04:002006-04-20T18:33:00.000-04:00Down here in the US ageism is a way of life. Those...Down here in the US ageism is a way of life. Those who are able to hold onto a job after 50 are laying very low to the radar. The twenty-something human resource folk are looking for more "fat" that they can cut to become more competitive. This generally means an older worker - perceived to be more expensive and less productive. <BR/><BR/>This is remarkable in view of projections by think tanks that we will be shortly having severe shortages of labor. I myself have been a victim for the past nine years. It is very enlightening to have been discriminated as a young person ("too inexperienced") and now as an older person ("overqualified").hankheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982030177725094161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962313.post-1144710783537307422006-04-10T19:13:00.000-04:002006-04-10T19:13:00.000-04:00Certainly we see workers of all ages securing empl...Certainly we see workers of all ages securing employment in our society but it is also a documented fact that workers sometimes experience discrimination based on age prejudice.Linda Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638897185947547067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962313.post-1144684936885494262006-04-10T12:02:00.000-04:002006-04-10T12:02:00.000-04:00My father is in his 50s and just secured a new and...My father is in his 50s and just secured a new and better job.<BR/>Suspicions lead me to think that these 'ageist comments' are excuses that people get given. I don't think that age is problem at all - more of an advantage - who wouldn't want a more mature and experienced employee??<BR/><BR/>I haven't experienced ageism as the 'Ontario Human Rights Commission' suggests as I am 27. However, when I first graduated I could almost swear that I experienced it the other way round: 'Sorry, you have no experience. Sorry, we are not recruiting at that level etc'. Swings and roundabouts? I'd like to see all aegism done away with thank you!<BR/><BR/>http://www.maztalk.com/2006/04/skills_crisis_catch22_1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962313.post-1144684548391340442006-04-10T11:55:00.000-04:002006-04-10T11:55:00.000-04:00My father is 53 and has just secured a new job wit...My father is 53 and has just secured a new job with better pay - good for him! I don't think age is a barrier - more like poor excuses that you get given.<BR/><BR/>I haven't experienced ageism as the Ontario Human Rights suggests as I am 27 but I have have encountered it the other way around when I had first graduated from University at 23 (older than your average grad but I think it was another poor excuse for me not having experience!).<BR/><BR/>http://www.maztalk.com/2006/04/skills_crisis_catch22_1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com