Originally Posted By: madRiver
Originally Posted By: ArcticDriver
Originally Posted By: madRiver
I have seen jobs opening up at a massive employer I contract at to qualified millennials. They resource action(let go) folks around age 50-55 who cost the company dearly and while experience is great bring little to the table. The company does offer many chances for them to reskill but old dogs cannot always learn. The new blood is typically not bad and learns and obviously considerably cheaper.
I notice posts above mentioning hanging onto experienced talent but that is not the case in my line of work. Bye bye is more like it.
Its true that in the automated and highly regulated workplaces of today, the need for employees with critical thinking skills is no longer valued as much as it once was.
"Resource Action"....wonderful word play.
No offense to old folks but workplaces that innovate are not full of experience except select few running the show if that. Most startups are full of millennials who can learn fast without training or direction.
I work with millennials and they have lots of critical thinking skills and are cheap enough that we
Can filter and train them by billing with profit 2 or 3 for price of one in our costing models. We shake out the stars this way.
What you are saying fits very well into the theme of this entire thread...its a very different USA than it was when most of these old judgemental curmudgeons were cutting their teeth.
The problem I have encountered with workplaces that are heavily staffed with young, enthusiastic and naive employees is that these employers have a tendency to exploit these young employees and the kids don't have the experience to know they are getting short-changed. Its nothing new...but its why Unions were founded and why many of my peers were able to enjoy good benefits for their sacrifice of lifeblood. The benefits of union membership seldom exist for young people today.
But it is a very different work culture today. Heck, these days expectant fathers actually take the day off work to see their wife give birth.