ricgem2002 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 In general: people work fewer hours, at less physically demanding jobs, for more reward. This is surely a good thing. wheres these jobs ? got a link I could do with one tomorrow ,oh hang on you want us all to become mps :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 wheres these jobs ? got a link I could do with one tomorrow ,oh hang on you want us all to become mps :hihi: What do you do now? Do you want to go work in a field for 12 hours a day, 6 days a week and get paid literally barely enough to live on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_W Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Logans Run anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) We're not wearing out at the same rate. But there is I will concede a longer period of dotage at the end. I know what you mean, as a population we are generally healthier at a greater age than previous generations. We have been better fed. Fewer people do have physically hard and dangerous jobs, and modern medicine can treat many ailments that would have seen us off in our 50s and 60s. We are much better at dealing with age related sight and hearing loss, and we can replace joints that wear out, but they still wear out, and we still suffer worse sight and hearing as we get older. We still become frailer, our bone density decreases, our cells function less well, we gather aches and pains, our brain function starts going downhill. Regenerative medicine is still in its infancy. Even without dementia, we are less sharp. There was a study recently that said that brain function starts to decrease after the age of 27 (not by much, the marked decline seems to start at about 65). I'm not trying to say that after a certain age, everyone's past it, far from it. But I thing that for many people working full time into their 70s would be quite difficult to cope with. The more I think about it, the better having the choice to go part time after a certain age makes sense. At the moment you can ask to go part time if you have caring responsibilities (I think that's right?). How about we extend the option to reduce hours to the over 60s? Edited March 3, 2016 by Olive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 What do you do now? Do you want to go work in a field for 12 hours a day, 6 days a week and get paid literally barely enough to live on? I asked you where these jobs are so come on give me some links to these jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I know what you mean, as a population we are generally healthier at a greater age than previous generations. We have been better fed. Fewer people do have physically hard and dangerous jobs, and modern medicine can treat many ailments that would have seen us off in our 50s and 60s. We are much better at dealing with age related sight and hearing loss, and we can replace joints that wear out, but they still wear out, and we still suffer worse sight and hearing as we get older. We still become frailer, our bone density decreases, our cells function less well, we gather aches and pains, our brain function starts going downhill. Even without dementia, we are less sharp. There was a study recently that said that brain function starts to decrease after the age of 27 (not by much, the marked decline seems to start at about 65). I'm not trying to say that after a certain age, everyone's past it, far from it. But I thing that for many people working full time into their 70s would be quite difficult to cope with. The more I think about it, the better having the choice to go part time after a certain age makes sense. At the moment you can ask to go part time if you have caring responsibilities (I think that's right?). How about we extend that option to the over 60s? Sounds perfectly reasonable. I would suggest that people over 60 are assessed for fitness for work, but the state is rather bad at such assessments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 My dad was an HGV driver for 50 years but he had to hand in his licence after he had a couple of transient ischemic attacks in his early 70s. He's fairly fit and well, and he'd still be driving if he could. Now he does a few little non-HVG jobs for people. I know of 3 school minibus drivers that are over 70. Some are better drivers than our standard age drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I asked you where these jobs are so come on give me some links to these jobs. They're everywhere! Look on http://www.indeed.co.uk for a start. Now. I answered your question. You answer mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I know of 3 school minibus drivers that are over 70. Some are better drivers than our standard age drivers. I think Dad's still qualified to drive a minibus! Not that he does.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 They're everywhere! Look on http://www.indeed.co.uk for a start. Now. I answered your question. You answer mine. so you send me a link to a jobsite with no specific job description that you described come on you can do better than that if these jobs are everywhere as you say unless its your job your describing which is ?oh and btw I work in construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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