It’s Time to Talk About a Corporate Elephant (International Association of Insurance professionals)

It’s Time to Talk About a Corporate Elephant

  Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 Source: International Association of Insurance professionals

It’s time to saddle the elephant and ride it around the corporate boardroom with sparklers and a marching band. What elephant, you may ask? Ageism and age bias/discrimination.

Just a few years ago corporate America was bemoaning the eminent knowledge drain facing the workforce when the Boomers (Baby Boomer generation) was at or nearing retirement.

Now it may seem to some older workers who have been right sized or lost their jobs during the pandemic or who want to explore other roles, that US business’ priorities have changed and that their years of skills and experience are no longer valued or wanted.

Hiring mangers seem to be looking for ‘shiny and new’ over ‘experienced and dependable’ to fill those positions. Some older workers may experience the not-so-subtle trend of employers escorting ‘grandma and grandpa’ toward the door and relegating them to the rocking chairs on the front porch.

In a time when corporations are trying to brand themselves by their DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) culture, statistics seem to point to one group not being included -- older workers.

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