Tag: nontraditional jobs
Older workers face fewer headwinds and better working conditions than their younger co-workers, according to the first analysis of a new survey of 3,900 blue- and white-collar workers between ages 25 and 71. The U.S. workplace overall is “very physically and emotionally taxing,” according to the study – that’s why they call it “work.” Two…
When older workers change occupations, many of them move into a lower-status version of the work they’ve done for years, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers who tracked the workers’ movements among some 200 different occupations. Aging computer scientists were likely to become programmers or computer support staff. And veteran hig…
