Giving Longer Notice When Quitting a Job
A reader argues longer notice helps both worker and employer. Gayle Johnson recounts giving 30 days notice after ten years, staying the full period, and earning a warm send off. Other stories note career shifts and attitudes toward raises and education later in life.
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Gayle Johnson
Edmonds
Wash
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Carol French
FedEx Services
Monroeville
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Gray hair in the job market splits opinion among older workers
The report contrasts Dan Vink who embraced silver hair to boost employability with Aliza Sherman Risdahl who faced pressure to color. It notes the aging workforce as baby boomers near 60 and 78 million over 40, framing ongoing debate on whether gray hair helps or hurts hiring and promotion prospects.
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Dave Carpenter
Associated Press
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Dan Vink
Aliza Sherman Risdahl
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Gray Hair and Age Discrimination Study Highlight
A 2004 EEOC report shows 17,837 age discrimination complaints, with steady ageism trends despite aging U.S. demographics. Dr. Robert Butler of the International Longevity Center warns hiring practices tied to gray hair may require change.
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International Longevity Center
Ilusa.org
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Eeoc.gov
Grayhairmanagement
Baby Boomers Face Aging Milestones and Labor Shifts
The first baby boomers will turn 60 next year and projections show by mid century about one quarter of adults will be over 65. The note mentions the U.S. civilian labor force in the context of aging demographics.
Costly new cancer drugs strain health care costs and access
Genentech's Avastin extends life for late stage lung cancer patients but raises questions about end of life care costs. Analysts warn rising prices push employer premiums toward 2006 levels, with uninsured numbers growing. Prescription drug costs crawl from 12 billion in 1980 to 179 billion in 2003, fueling debate on affordable access and Medicare restraint.
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Paul Elias
Associated Press
Francisco
Genentech
Avastin
U.S
Richard Deyo
University
Washington
National Coalition On Health Care
Alliance of Business, Labor
Center For Medicare
Deyo
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