Ageism

Age Discrimination in a Bad Economy

By Unknown on Jun 22 2009 at 6:50 PM

Great grandparents and grandparents are the next best thing to parents a wise pediatrician once told me. They take better care of your children than friends or strangers. Why ? He said'" because they raised you and you are a good citizen." What ever happened to Honor your father and mother that your days may be long on earth? When we see an elder as weak, we need to remember they have life experience. The older wine is the best some say. Yet some in our media tell us our wrinkles need ironing and our gray hair needs color. I will admit, changing these does make for looking younger. Youth have new and fresh things to offer, but sometimes they are not as good as the older ways. A wise nun once taught me how to use yarn to crochet. It was hard at first, but after I had learned some nice patterns, she said I will bet you thought our ancestors were not too smart. How can a kintergardner master what is taught in a University?

Age Discrimination in a Bad Economy

By Unknown on Jun 22 2009 at 6:54 PM

by Brenda kay Winters who hopes to grow old. For every problem there are four solutions. One is best and one is the worst. We need to take care of our elderly in better ways. Do you have any ideas? My father was placed in a Nurisng Home and when I visited my heart broke and I cried for over an hour. Why? No fresh water and his call light was out of his reach. He was immobilized in a Crib soiled in his own body fluids. That was over six years ago and if he had been left there, he would not be alive today. G-d bless America.

Ageism and Abuse

By Unknown on Aug 19 2009 at 5:53 PM

I am an experienced school teacher in grades K through 12. I divorced an abusive alcoholic 10 years ago when I was in my 40's. I left my job teaching High School to home school two of my teens who had encountered problems in the public school system. After I had those two graduated, I found my freedom from physical abuse, but ran right into abusive practices against older teachers in non-hiring policies. I could find only substitute positions and all around me were young kids teaching right out of college with very little acumen.

I divorced a trial lawyer in a good ol' boy district. After 26 years, I left with a car and a car payment. It was his system and he worked it. Unable to make ends meet on a substitute's pay, I was evicted from my rent house and my younger teenage son was forced to go to his father who had the money and my home.

I ended up homeless for six months, sleeping in a tent, or my car and marked my 52nd birthday alone, destitute and sleeping on the ground. The man I divorced was a West Point Graduate, trained in war and then I supported him and put him through law school so he could become an expert at court warfare. His need for revenge, along with abilities to destroy, are rampant even ten years later. I finally got a job with an Indian Tribe as their Parenting Educator and worked for them for several years. As soon as I got an address the Ex sent me a packet with legal papers suing me for $76K for repairs to be done on the house he and his lady friend took from me. With no money or family to help, he got that judgment against me as I was not represented.

In September of 2007 I was downsized from the Tribe and left to search out the job market again. I felt confident that I would do well as I had gained certifications and managerial experience when working for them. After almost two thousand job rejections, almost two years later, I am homeless again. I have applied to school districts across Montana, Texas and Oklahoma. They are crying out for teachers, but they want young ones. I believe they are rejecting more vintage teachers and hiring non-certified young people. There are indications on their websites that they will pay for the certification and give a temporary teaching certificate.

My 59th birthday is coming up in a few days. Here I am homeless again wondering how all those years of dedication to children, helping others, and being a tolerant wife could have netted me such a dire outcome. Many of us will be perishing as we are not old enough for Social Security and society has no value for us. This is the outcome of families being across the country form their elders and young people not learning to honor and respect the vintage wisdom of older adults. I don't fear death, but I do mourn for the society of today casting out it's most valuable assets as garbage, their elders.

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By Unknown on Aug 17 2010 at 1:38 PM

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Discrimination Plus a Clash of Values

By Unknown on Aug 22 2010 at 4:38 PM

Keeping older part-time employees (like college adjuncts) rather than continually hiring younger assistant professors is a no-brainer for educational institutions. It's never going to be to their advantage to keep someone over 55 long term. The older a new hire is, the more they burden medical insurance. There is also a clash of values. Generations behind the older Baby Boomers seem far more tolerant of dishonesty and laxness--they see the goal of perfection (flawed as that is), as impossible and therefore not worthy of striving toward.

It appears that the newer crop of employees bring with them a jaded attitude about the possibility of being fulfilled by work. When problems arise, they are more inclined to "let it go," "give it a pass," because dissonance is uncomfortable for them. They have no illusions about entry level positions, and look forward to working in their "dream" job someday. Unfortunately they devalue the experiences they collect (and the interactions they have) along the way.

Working with older adults who cling to a different standard is both costly and annoying for mid-level managers in HR departments. Yes, workers over 55 are more at risk if they are holding a job now, and those looking for a positions should prepare their egos for a bruising. Marketing one's extensive experience leads nowhere--remarkably, it's a liability. Related topics can be found at--http://babyboomerswrting.blogspot.com

Ageism Within Americas Homeless Community ... Why

By Unknown on Aug 24 2010 at 7:42 PM

"Reduce. ReInvest. ... NOW!
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