TaxiBaz Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Under 25's couldn't do my job with the firm I work for. The boss wouldn't be able to afford the insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Shark Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 To a point I have a great deal of sympathy with the OP, and agree that people working on into old age will inevitably lead to less employment for our younger generation... ...but then, when people can't post a proper well written argument (yes capitalisation, spelling and grammar matter when you want to get a job), I feel I'll inevitably be in the minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbear Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 I am sorry Jenbear but the area I live in has plenty of young people who really don't want to work, unless you count selling drugs as retail experience on your cv. They swagger around day in day out with their regulation savage looking dog and not much better girlfriend (usually pregnant) drinking cans of strong cider. Work would spoil everything for them, when would they have time to ride the off road bikes up and down the pavement all day and night, hang out of car windows with music blaring at 100 decibels to sell drugs, I feel sorry for the decent parents round here who try to do their best by their children only to let them out of the house to join these gangs. is that cos they dont wanna be an outcast and part of the crowd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I agree with your basic argument that in an ideal world the majority of people should retire between 60 and 65 years of age ,having worked for 40/45 years ,attained the essential in life and earned a liveable pension. We almost had this in post war Britain up to recent years. Now we have well heeled people at the top of the tree who do not have to retire and earn top dollar and associated perks,and others who have had a long and hard working life,and would love to retire.However,they have seen their pension funds go bust or fail to provide the income that was expected a few years ago. This not only affects the school ,college and university leavers,but also those in employment,who see no prospect of promotion. The term used to be dead men's shoes and it seems for many this is now literally the case. I was fortunate in that several of us were able to take early ,or due retirement at a similar time,a few of my colleagues were promoted and 3 trainees were taken on. This is how it should be but I think that it's an exception nowadays due to the financial problems,the ageing population,and also some people who are greedy and loathe to give up their sinecures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbear Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 I am sorry Jenbear but the area I live in has plenty of young people who really don't want to work, unless you count selling drugs as retail experience on your cv. They swagger around day in day out with their regulation savage looking dog and not much better girlfriend (usually pregnant) drinking cans of strong cider. Work would spoil everything for them, when would they have time to ride the off road bikes up and down the pavement all day and night, hang out of car windows with music blaring at 100 decibels to sell drugs, I feel sorry for the decent parents round here who try to do their best by their children only to let them out of the house to join these gangs. cmon they cant all be like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pottedplant Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 What a weird thread! As others have said, who is going to pay for these people to live then ? The state pension perhaps ? (which is more than double the JSA for youngsters to live on). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbear Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 You have no idea how old the people you are addressing in this thread are so how can you work out whether they have a pension that will pay out at 35/40/whatever age? I've got a pension and it pays out when I'm 65, which is probably the same age as everybody else's pensions. How do people fund the extra years you want them to live without an income? what about the people who have paid in and not drawn a pension are you now going to tell me its not that many ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiBaz Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 They banned the cane in 1980? Start of a downturn in manners and respect? Teachers started to lose power, kids didn't respect them. Now the renogades of that era have kids with the same attidude. Touch me, I'll sue you. Where's mi giro ? Lot's of kids are leaving school now with next to no usefull education. Anyone remember the three R's Reading, writing, arithmetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 People are retiring later rather than earlier, because their pensions aren't sufficient for them to live as they are accustomed. Older people have a wealth of experience as they will have see so many different changes in their lives and add considerable value to any company. In the shake-outs of maunufacturing industry that have occurred over the last 30 years or so, it has often been the older end that gets shown the door first, and with them go decades of knowledge and experience. The businesses have then to keep 'reinventing the wheel' so to speak, as the older hands haven't been around to steer them from the rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gobby Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 retire give young people a chance of a job they need the money not you I'll keep my job and enjoy the rewards it brings ,such as a very good income . + bonuses+company car +free life insurance + company expenses & so much more .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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