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People are being booted out of their jobs at 50

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05-07-2005 7:51 PM

As one of those who was surplused, I have some very definite thoughts on this matter.
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Getting old sucks!
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05-10-2005 11:11 AM 		Reply to: Message 57 by nator
05-10-2005 8:14 AM

In tests of working memory, processing speed, and other basic, fundamental cognitive skills, there is no appreciable difference between younger and older people until the older group gets to around age 60.
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05-11-2005 11:05 PM 		Reply to: Message 68 by nator
05-11-2005 10:57 PM

Which is more important, reality, legality or the beliefs of the hiring agency?
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05-11-2005 11:48 PM 		Reply to: Message 70 by nator
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In the issue of working and getting hired as you age.
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Do my actual capabilities matter as much as what those capabilities are perceived as being by the hiring authority?
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Does legality actually play much if any of a role?
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05-14-2005 11:36 AM 		Reply to: Message 79 by CK
05-14-2005 10:41 AM

* as an aside - interesting how companies now go on about the snakeoil that is knowledge management. If knowledge is so important, why in times of crisis, do they shed their "most valuable resource"?
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Quarterly Projections.
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