[RegulatorCountry]

The big problem is the hit to the group medical insurance plan. Older workers are much more expensive to insure. Mitigate that somehow and a lot of the bias will fade, imho. The remainder is split between out and out age discrimination because it doesn't fit the company “image,” and out of date skills among older applicants.

Patronizing companies known to be senior-friendly will help. We'll all be there someday. Better work to change it or be out of work yourselves when you need it most.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

That is why small business start ups are a great place for older workers. I know several retired people who were bored so started their own business after they retired, and did quite well. But only because they had advisers who kept them from making common yet disastrous mistakes.

If you could get a team of them assembled with that purpose, their odds of success would be quite good.

[caww]

‘Senior friendly’ usually means they’ll pay you less because we are giving you an opportunity to work, which you can’t get because you’re old.

I’m in retail now and interesting watching things change in who they want to hire for designated sellers...meaning with expereince in sales.

They are hiring young people who haven’t a clue the respossibility of working in the area I work....management expects us to teach them...then they re-locate the older woman who taught them... to another dept. for lesser wages.

Some of the ladies are hanging on...so they cut their hours way down hoping they will just leave.