I used to work in workforce development and one thing that I learned is that the older people get, the harder it is to find a job. For some reason, there’s a genuine age bias against people that causes some employers to choose a younger candidate. It’s very unfortunate because these older workers bring a lot of wisdom and maturity to any position. By the same token, when I was in the position to hire people, I always loved hiring the more mature job applicants. I knew I could count on them to come to work and be there on time. I also knew that they’d, in most cases, do a good job and take pride in their work. Sometimes with younger employees, you have more incidences of them calling in sick or spending too much time on their phones. You just don’t see that as much with more mature workers. But most of all, I love the maturity and wisdom that older workers bring to the job. The gentleman in the joke below is a perfect example.
An elderly man came into a shop with a ‘Salesman Wanted’ sign in a window.
He went up to the owner & said, “I-I-I w-w-wanna-t the j-joooob-b.”
“I don’t know if this job would suit you because of your speaking impediment,” said the owner.
“I h-h-havvve a w-wi-wiiiife & s-s-s-six k-kkkids, iiii-I re-really neeeed thi-thi-this j-j-job!” said the man.
“O.K. Here are three Bibles. Go out & sell them.” said the owner.
So the man went out & came back an hour later.
“H-here-sss your m-m-money.” said the elderly man.
The owner was impressed, so he gave the man a dozen more Bibles & sent him out.
The man came back in two hours & said,
“Her-ers y-yooour m-m-money.”
The owner said,
“This is fantastic. You sold more Bibles in three hours than anyone has sold in a week. Tell me, what do you say to the people when they come to the door?”
“W-welllll,” said the old man,
“I r-r-ring the d-door bell, a-a-and s-s-say ‘H-Hel-Hello, M-m-maaaaddam, d-d-do you w-w- want t-t-t-to buy thi-thi-this B-B-Bible, oooor d-d-do y-you w-w-want m’me t-toooo read it t-t-t-t-to you?
