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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2014, 10:22 AM Jan 2014

50 Is The New Retirement Age [View all]

The trends are that your career is over at 50. The 50 somethings are finding out what most athletes find out by 35. In the view of the business community with its NEW business model for the 21st century you are "washed up" and are no longer competitive in the job market. You are too expensive and costly to hire. Experience and education are no long relevant.

We allow business to set the agenda with their globalization philosophy.

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50 Is The New Retirement Age [View all] TheMastersNemesis Jan 2014 OP

It wouldn't be if we would stop offshoring our jobs n2doc Jan 2014 #1

Correct. LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #5

That was true in my case.....I haven't worked since 2000 (when I was 48). Looked for a job for four livetohike Jan 2014 #2

I am not so pessimistic. intheflow Jan 2014 #3

Happy Birthday! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #4

Happy Birthday! PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #6

Great perspective LordGlenconner Jan 2014 #13

Forced (ageist) retirement is not synonymous with "my life is over". Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #16

That means we have roughly 30 years to acquire as much wealth as possible. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #7

While simultaneously learning enough about the market to wisely invest Fumesucker Jan 2014 #8

That is going to happen... PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #9

All problems are math problems. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #11

True. Capitalism is an unstable equation. PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #14

I would say 55 but based on post 2008 mentality of businesses Johonny Jan 2014 #10

Damn I am past due. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #12

That's because there's waaay too many people around CFLDem Jan 2014 #15