Letter To The Daily Telegraph Editor On Age And Employment

Dear Editor ,

It is all very well to include a photo of  Christie Brinkley , an overseas model, in the Daily Telegraph January 16 2013  to  promote her appearance, as she approaches 60 years of age.

I am now aged 60, and believe that I would shape up equally well against Ms Brinkley- I have a shapely body honed by walking and swimming. I am repeatedly told that I do not look my age. So much so, that in January 2013, I was chatted up by a 23 year old male  in Bexley , Sydney and a 35 year old male in June 2013 in hotel reception in Glasgow, Scotland.

Age may very well only be a number until you attempt to enter the workforce. It is then that employers do not want to know you .

I retired in January 2012  after 36 years in the classroom . I was also a Local Government Councillor for 17 years, and along the way have gained a multitide of skills.   ( My blog ,address below, will highlight some of these attributes)

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Employers are only too happy to see people in this age bracket retire”as many consider them to be deadwood. “  This attitude appears to be common in schools and elsewhere.

The reality is  that the Australian workplace is losing people with valuable skills , a mature attitude to work , and the ability to work as part of a team .

Age may  only  be a number , but certainly one of real concern when seeking employment .   It is a topic that warrants community debate.

Anne Field

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