For one thing, older workers know how to work. They do not spend the day on cellphones, call out sick once or twice a week, or steal from the register.
I can’t agree more. By and large, older workers bring a work ethic with them. I expect that many younger workers think that they are entitled to a large pay check but, do they show up on time, and work their entire shift? In the industry I am in now, we have a huge problem with the work ethic of younger workers. Many of them don’t seem to be focused on work and can’t wait to leave, even if the work isn’t done. But that won’t get factored into any research studies on employment.
“For one thing, older workers know how to work.”
This seemingly statement is nonetheless profound. The few 20-somethings I have dealt with have been 90% worthless. The incredible thing is that I have found them amazingly uncreative, narrow-minded when they think (rare), unfocused when they don’t, and lethargic. As far as their vaunted “computer literacy” is concerned - to put it in computing terms, their multitasking executive has so much overhead that there isn’t much left to do actual work with.
And THESE are the ones WITH jobs!