I partially disagree with what BILL GLAUBER said in “Seniors At Senior Level”. I’m a 22 years old undergraduate student who will get in to workplace in couple of years. Couple of years after work, my ambition is to be a CFO in one of the biggest companies in the world. If seniors are still around their, me other young people will not have the patient to wait for senior to passaway.
I think after a person reaches 60 he/she must retire. I don’t think that they will still be efficient anymore. In the article, Erickson said that senior workers at Wal-Mart and Home Depot can help a customer select the right tool. But ,can they lift a 50 kg tool? What if that customer is aging between 20 to 25? Can seniors match the taste of young people? Is the worker knowledgeable with the new technology? Most probably the answer to these questions are “no”. Most seniors will be conservative in their choice. They will face difficulties in adapting any changes. For example, how many people aged above 65 can use a computer? A very few offcourse.
A chance should be given to the young graduates who are ready to implement what they have studied. Young people have the energy to work hard and invent new things. They can learn and adapt to changes better than seniors. Unfortunately, there will be time when these young people will reach 60’s and it’s time to retire. A retired persons can work, but not at senior levels.