The mayhem caused by COVID-19 has not just disrupted the working
lives of millennials, but also older professionals. While the youth struggle to
find a job, care for families and pay their loans in an economy that’s sliding
into recession, older professionals have the added burden of health expenses
and convincing potential employers that they still have a lot to offer.
There are jobs,
but employers want young people who are ready to work for less salary. What
employers don’t realize is that seniors bring something unique to the table:
Experience, a helpful attitude and knowledge acquired from years of work. Women
bring to the table: knowledge, a willingness to look at the world differently,
a unique perspective and empathy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought along a paradigm shift in how we think of socializing, forcing us to revise how we
go about our lives. You would think that those of us who are a bit older are
inclined to heed the warnings of social distancing while those of a younger age
think that the virus will not hurt them as much.
Yet at least one survey shows that my generation
(Boomers), one of the demographics that is most at risk of COVID-19, are most
resistant to changing their habits. According to a survey from the consumer
insights company STAANCE that polled more than 2,000 Americans, baby boomers
were least likely to worry about contracting the virus, with 43 percent saying
they were concerned about it as opposed to 53 percent of millennial's and 54
percent of Gen X members. (They did not survey people born before 1945.) Only
19 percent of boomers reported having cancelled a flight because of coronavirus,
as opposed to 31 percent of millennial's and 28 percent of Gen X’ers.
How we behave during the pandemic can put
ourselves and our loved ones at risk. It is a good idea to continue to social
distance and keep other COVID protocols in place until we have better
protection for all.
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