Do the skills that come with age count for less and less in today s organizations
... Their work experiences are related to pre-globalization and pre-internet, and sadly most of the older workforces are afraid of updating their skills to match what is being needed in this computerized world to succeed. ... As the article states, younger employees are willing to work 60-70 hours per week for less money because their job is their whole life. ... Neither one of these two people is strategizing on updating their skills and re-joining the workforce with a vengeance, even if it is for less money. ... With this in mind, I believe that loyalty should still mean something to these organizations and they should facilitate programs to help their older workforce upgrade the skills that they need in order to be a competitive employee. ... Most organizations offer tuition reimbursement and the older workforce should take advantage of this benefit to take classes to update their skills. There is also the problem of the salary, while I do not agree with cutting anyone’s salary, if it is a necessary part of streamlining the organization, then it must be done, fairly.