Contrary to the common perception, it is young people who suffer most from age discrimination at work rather than older workers, new British research has suggested.
A poll by insurer Royal & SunAlliance has found that 14 per cent of young people aged under 25 years old felt discriminated against in the workplace because of their age.
They felt their progression had been hindered because they were perceived as too young to take on extra responsibility.
Pete's Points"Tough!" is my response!
There is no age discrimination against young people whatever they 'feel' about it! There is merely justified caution.
They ARE too young and inexperienced to take on the responsibilities. They graduate from university or a TAFE and feel that somehow they are immediately QUALIFIED to do things.
Rubbish!
They have just acquired the basics of their skill and knowledge bases and while they may be able to pass an examination, they have no life experience and certainly no experience in the business, academic or public service world which they are coming to work within.
Their expectation that they should be given responsibilities (and of course a commensurate rise in salary) before they have "paid their dues" by learning the business is just another expression of adolescent limit testing!
Do people really have nothing better to do with their time that to keep indulging these young people and their whims?
Let's get some serious performers out there.
Life is NOT a video game and my investments are not monopoly money!
You simply cannot say 'sorry about that' if and when you ruin lives with your lack of experience and then expect the game to re-set and start again!
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