Originally Posted by 02SE
Originally Posted by jeepman3071
Originally Posted by 02SE
Yes it became clear, when you said this:
Originally Posted by jeepman3071
No, maybe they could retire.
I felt retiring was a bit nicer and less drastic than condemning them to death.
But you do seem to want them out, regardless.
My point is it's none of your business why they are still working, or whether they even can retire, IF they would like to.
You are taking this too literally/personal.
I never said it was their fault they are still there. The system is broken, particularly with government jobs. What private corporations do with their money doesn't really impact me at all. They pull salaries and benefits for older workers out of their own profits. The state operates differently. In CT for example they are unable to afford the boomers working longer with higher salaries and expensive benefits. The result is a hiring freeze on incoming staff and cutting benefits, as well as astronomical taxes, fees, etc. This leaves many state agencies understaffed with mostly older retirement aged employees. The boomers are most of the ones making the decisions on state benefits and budgets, and it's interesting how they have no problem cutting entry level positions and benefits while not restructuring their own retirement/benefit packages for the better of the state system.
As an example, my grandfather retired from a state job, and has made more money during the years he has been retired than all the years he worked for the state. A system like that simply isn't sustainable, especially considering how large the boomer population in the state is, and the ones making the decisions simply choose not to change it.