And continuing on this theme, one of the (UK) national chain stores now openly seeks older people for its shops on the basis that they are polite and helpful to customers, have better punctuality, less days off sick, learn the job faster, have a better approach, are more flexible and less likely to leave than the younger people they previously insisted on...... apparently the customers prefer it this way too. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "<Peter George Duncan>" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 1:46 AM Subject: Re: [TN] Sales Director > Well said!! Even Lord Arnold Weinstock, Fuhrer of GEC and not reknowned for > his kindly concern for the welfare of employees, realised late in his > career that perhaps older people weren't brain dead, set in their ways and > inflexible after all. The old dogs can be taught new tricks and to dismiss > their employability was "probably to neglect a valuable resource". He said > words to this effect in a memo. > > Pete Duncan (over 40) > > > > > Eric Dawson > <[log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] > CO.UK> cc: (bcc: DUNCAN Peter/Asst Prin Engr/ST Aero/ST Group) > Sent by: Subject: [TN] Sales Director > TechNet > <[log in to unmask] > ORG> > > > 05/03/01 > 11:29 PM > Please > respond to > "TechNet > E-Mail > Forum."; > Please > respond to > Eric Dawson > > > > > > > Hi everybody, > The advertisement for a salesman brings up a good point. > Why do firms insist on specifying an age limit for a particular post when > it > precludes very suitable and dynamic people both above and below the > llimits. > In particular, an older person can bring a wealth of experience and > knowledge to the table that a younger person may not have. > Physical fitness? Look at the number of retired people in the London > Marathon. > Employers, please judge people on their merit, not when their parents > decided to start a family. > Regards > Eric Dawson > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- > > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET > Technet NOMAIL > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 > ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------