Major Tom
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
+1 Chuckanaut.
I must be still Hi Tech as I just ordered groceries for pick up from Walmart's website! And I will drive there myself!
What, no Uber?
Another media article designed to divide us into warring groups.
I am getting tired of being told since I am part of Group A, the people in Group B don't like me, and we both should have nothing to do with those in Group C.
I can't help but notice that during the flooding in Houston, I didn't see one video where somebody refused to help another person because is his/her age, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic group, politics, etc. etc. etc.
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I can't help but notice that during the flooding in Houston, I didn't see one video where somebody refused to help another person because is his/her age, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic group, politics, etc. etc. etc.
Like youth today, when I was in my early 20's I thought I was immortal, and would never grow old. Surely I would never be a day over 30 years old.Except...the article is saying that if you're in Group A, Group B doesn't like you even though they are destined to become you.
What's an Uber? (no just groceries)
+1Another media article designed to divide us into warring groups.
I am getting tired of being told since I am part of Group A, the people in Group B don't like me, and we both should have nothing to do with those in Group C.
I can't help but notice that during the flooding in Houston, I didn't see one video where somebody refused to help another person because is his/her age, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic group, politics, etc. etc. etc.
You are so right. I started reading the New Yorker at my Grandmother's when I was 12, and later read it to find jazz I wanted to hear in NYC, and even here on the West Coast for what was excellent writing and hilarious cartoons. Not any more. Most of it is enraging, and what isn't is just boring. Pure virtue signaling and political cant.+1
I lost interest the minute I saw "New Yorker".
For work, it may depend on the line of work you are in. For the technical consulting/support aspect of my job, a lot of clients prefer "older folks" to assist them, or at least be part of the team supporting them. Their rationale is that, when it comes to problem solving, they feel more comfortable with someone with a long track record and experience.
For work, it may depend on the line of work you are in. For the technical consulting/support aspect of my job, a lot of clients prefer "older folks" to assist them, or at least be part of the team supporting them. Their rationale is that, when it comes to problem solving, they feel more comfortable with someone with a long track record and experience.
I'm reasonably sure we're all replaceable - maybe not instantly, but likely far sooner than you think.Who is going to fill the shoes of the long term pros in historical, but necessary, businesses in this country when us old dogs die off? I don't see any younger people stepping into those jobs.
I'm reasonably sure we're all replaceable - maybe not instantly, but likely far sooner than you think.
I'd really have to have a huge chip on my shoulder, to believe that I was being mistreated because of my age.
Quite the contrary; I enjoy the senior discounts that I get, and strangers who would never open the door for me when I was young and pretty, do so now. We are old enough that we are "Sir" and "Ma'am" to younger people who have been raised that way.
And as for me, I like and prefer to be around others my age or at least over 50, because we have experiences in common. But it is also fun to be around younger people sometimes.
It's amazing to me what topics are written about in various articles, when so-called journalists get desperate to come up with something to talk about. The New Yorker seems to be especially vulnerable to this sort of desperation IMO.
NEW YORK CITY!
Send those suckers a case of PACE picante sauce. Cousin moved from Iowa to there 40 years or so ago - sang opera. Different world.
Here I put on bib overalls and go to the farm and 'big cities' like Bethany, Grant City ,MT Ayr where 50 year olds are 'young squirts'. Except Marysville has a college - go Bearcats.
heh heh heh - the more gray my hair the more 'perks' we seem to get.
I would tend to agree. I worked in the contracts department of a company that dealt with aircraft components. I was the only one in the department who had an engineering degree and was a pilot. Every one else were just order takers.Probably, but there is a reason why consulting has become a lucrative career. Mostly because employers can't find or find and groom replacements in critical jobs.
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Who is going to fill the shoes of the long term pros in historical, but necessary, businesses in this country when us old dogs die off? I don't see any younger people stepping into those jobs.
I'm reasonably sure we're all replaceable - maybe not instantly, but likely far sooner than you think.