Comments on: Filling Positions Vacated by Baby Boomer Retirements: Why Not Older Workers?

By: Bob Turek

Bob Turek — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:09:36 +0000

Rita- this economy thing is very strange this time around. I know people are suffering with costs as they are for gas and everything associated with it. Personally, perhaps wierdly, I’m enjoying a resurgence in my personal finances back to the level I was at when the IT boom (1998-2000) was occuring (before it went bust). I think this is largely because my “maturity” and “experience” became useful to a technology company that is finally grappling with how to sell in this “new” tech environment.

By: Rita

Rita — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:49:39 +0000

The hot topic I’ll be blogging about this week is prescription drugs.

Other hot topics include: what boomers should do about their retirement funds in the shaky economy; boomers on the Internet; scams and identity theft; increases in bank fees; and safety in airlines and toys.

Suze Orman will be on the Oprah Winfrey Show this afternoon at 4 p.m. to talk about consumers and the economic slowdown. That should be interesting.

Rita

The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com

By: Bob Turek

Bob Turek — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:40:57 +0000

Great point Rita- thanks for commenting. I’m seeing “older” worker hiring in my business- large software systems populated by the likes of Infor, SAP and Oracle. It’s taken awhile but we finally have some sales people in there late 60s. The “ill prepared” is a sad one but if you want to continue to work, be needed, and enjoy it, WORK IS GOOD. I’ll take a look at your blog. What are the hot issues you are dealing with?

By: Rita

Rita — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:49:58 +0000

One solution to finding workers to replace retiring baby boomers is to hire boomers who aren’t retiring.

The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com.

On my blog, I’ve written about the fact that about 25 percent of boomers are ill prepared for retirement, according to an AARP study. Other boomers are planning to work beyond retirement because they want to or because they want another career on a part-time basis.

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