Post by Velar Fricative on Mar 7, 2015 7:26:04 GMT -5
I'm not understanding where the optimism is coming from about Boomers retiring and leaving behind job vacancies. The problem is that companies haven't been filling those jobs, or they haven't been filling those jobs with the entry-level jobs desperately needed even if the jobs are filled with people stepping up from the lower rung (because often enough, those new vacancies created as a result of promotions are not being filled).
Maybe things are finally changing for the better but it's still rough out there for the young'uns.
I'm not understanding where the optimism is coming from about Boomers retiring and leaving behind job vacancies. The problem is that companies haven't been filling those jobs, or they haven't been filling those jobs with the entry-level jobs desperately needed even if the jobs are filled with people stepping up from the lower rung (because often enough, those new vacancies created as a result of promotions are not being filled).
Maybe things are finally changing for the better but it's still rough out there for the young'uns.
I think the hope is that there will be a natural succession, that those just below the Boomers will fill the Boomer positions, leaving lower-skilled positions open for the youngsters.
Personally I've never been a fan of the "get out of my way" approach because many Boomers bring quite a bit of skill to the table based upon decades of experience. I would also much rather have them continue to work than retire en masse and become a net financial drain on the economy. We can't complain about SS/Medicare/pensions while simultaneously urging those in a position to use them to hurry up and start contributing to their depletion.