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Austin American-Statesman: As boomers near retirement, a brain drain is feared by Steve G on Jan 02, 2008 - 07:29 AM read 463 times |
January 2, 2008, by Marty Toohey
Experts say younger workers are also choosing flexible schedules, autonomy and challenging work over the long-term job security often offered by government. Bob Morison, a researcher for BSG Concours, the Kingwood-based research and education arm of Austin's BSG Alliance Corp. and co-author of the book "Workforce Crisis," said government agencies have not adapted to those preferences.
"Most younger workers don't want their parents' careers," Morison said. "They don't want the eight-to-five office jobs where a boss is looking over their shoulder."
Adjusting to young workers' preferences, he said, could also help in retaining older workers and avoiding a brain drain.
Retirees enlisted as part-timers
Morison said the most common solution has been hiring retirees back as part-time workers. Federal law limits most people collecting a pension to part-time work, but the restriction does not apply to government employees.
Read the full article: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/02/0102braindrain.html
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