A poster spotted on Upminster Station. What do you notice about it?
No, not that, that's only to be expected in modern advertising these days. No, I meant the automatic assumption that there's a hidden reality behind the claim, and that it's always a lie. But is it? And does it help to try to persuade people of that, when it might simply be accurate, and the person is overqualified?
It's being pushed by a Lottery Money-funded fakecharity, of course, so you'll see it popping up everywhere, no doubt.
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I am aged. I had no problem finding well paid work after retiring at age 65. I enjoyed it. Until I decided to finally retire, and even then I still received offers.
From what both employers and employed have told me and from what I have read older people are better employees. They turn up regularly, on time. They know what they are doing. They know their own limits. They can comunicate. They are polite. Fellow employees, and bosses know you are not playing work politics in order to do others down and advance your career.
Yes, I don't employ people directly, but I do sit on sift and interview panels, and though thery are meant to be 'blind', picking out the educated older person isn't hard, even when all you see is their application form.
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