Tag: psychology

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The job market is improving, but more than half of baby boomers surveyed felt age discrimination “prevented them from working as much as they would like.” Squared Away interviewed Joanna Lahey, associate professor at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, who says age discrimination is extremely difficult to “prove.” Many older…

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The Greek poet Hesiod, circa 700 B.C. Saving for retirement is a modern-day imperative, but even the ancient Greek poet Hesiod – quoted in a new study – advised us not to tarry: Do not put off till tomorrow and the day after; for a sluggish worker does not fill his barn. So what about…