“When organizations push experienced workers out early, they forfeit peak judgment, execution capability and mentoring capacity.”
More than half of U.S. workers over 50 get pushed out before they choose to leave. Meanwhile every actual study shows the opposite of what HR departments assume. B&Q staffed a store with older workers and profits jumped 18%. BMW made ergonomic tweaks for older employees and productivity rose 7%. The data has been clear for decades. Companies just prefer cheap and compliant over experienced and effective.