A recent study conducted with funding from the Sloan Foundation, by the Associated Press-NORC Center for
Public Affairs Research of 1,024 adults ages 50 and over finds that expectations of retirement are shifting.  Many more view retirement as at best a partial exit from paid employment and look to delay full retirement.  Perhaps unsurprisingly, lack of financial security emerges as the main reason for delaying retirement.  The survey also finds that over half of those that have searched for a job in the last year found job search to be ‘moderately or very difficult’ , while 20% of those working reported some form of age discrimination in their workplace.

The survey found mixed responses regarding the issues of age at work, with these being largely sector dependent:

“Those who work or worked in professional services are most likely to consider their age an asset to their career (28 percent), outpacing the…

One of the interesting features of research on age at work is the industry-specific nature of what is considered ‘old’ or ‘older’. An example often cited is that of IT workers, often considered old when they are 30 or 35.

At the other end of the spectrum is the judiciary. In the UK, there is no upper or lower age limit for judicial candidates – though there is a statutory retirement age of 70 for all judges. The guidance suggests that would-be judges should be able to offer a ‘reasonable length of service’ – usually at least five years. However, unlike many European states with their codist legal systems where judges are a sort of parallel legal profession, the UK and the USA with their common law systems tend to appoint judges from the ranks of lawyers in later life.

This item on the Capital website (which covers New York…

Actually I think this post should be titled “10 ways to avoid expert advice on the internet”.

Yet again we have encountered a guide, this time via Forbes, on “10 ways to avoid being branded as old at work“.  I did a quick Google search to see if there was an equivalent for “young”, but no.  I then tried middle aged and got slightly side tracked by the Huffington’s post list (11 ways this time) for Middle-aged women (particularly since it seemed to suggest I should spend more on clothes).

So anyway here are some selected items from the Forbes list:

“1. Ditch your AOL email account”

Apparently this shows your age – does anyone really read into what comes after the @ in an email address?  But Ageatwork is in luck since apparently gmail is the ‘in’ email account.   I find it really hard to work out how…

“Carrie” endures because she embodies the vulnerability we all share. We are all Carrie, says the film’s director, Kimberly Peirce:

We all want love and acceptance, we all face extraordinary obstacles, we all have some part of our lives where we are a misfit trying to fit in. That’s why we can all identify.

I’d thought “Carrie” was a horror flick. Who knew it was a coming of age film?

“Carrie” revolves around the search for personal power, self-esteem and status — and reveals how horribly wrong it can all go.