Older Adult in Work Place
The late adulthood is a developmental stage with its own special issue and task. Usually, older adult after their 65s retired from the work does not have much to do as we consider. However, it is the precious time for them to reexamine their life and complete the unfinished things and career. For example, a lady age 73 was an army nurse when she was younger. After her retirement at age 63s she joints in adult dancer group and enters her new career, she likes to dance but this is not her real dream. Her real dream is to become a model since her childhood, though with this age she thought she did not have a chance. Fortunately, later because her good physical appearance she got the chance to participate in the older …show more content…
Definitely, there are pros and cons for an older person who are an ongoing worker. The positive effect is that with the increase of age, they have plenty of knowledge that can share and teach to the younger coworkers which can help the younger one get knowledge from them and appreciate the kindness and patient that old adult provide for them. Also, the older adult can solve some complex problems in the workplace quicker and calmer than the younger one. Most importantly, the social and emotional satisfaction that they get from the workplace decreases negative emotions of restlessness, boredom, loneliness, unhappiness, and depression. Therefore, the result of satisfaction and happiness produce physical and emotional benefits. This is what most older adult seeking out from activities, also they receive emotional gratification through social connection from the …show more content…
Ageism is an age discrimination in the workforce that the employees are treated differently. It causes a negative effect among the older adult in the workplace. In the workplace, adults with better experience and longer background history are the victims of ageism. They are avoiding and even fired from work for accepting new employers for the company they have worked for so many years. This kind of incident can affect their emotional and physical well-being of the older adult. For that reason, often many people complain that the older employees are more aggressive and anger than the younger
The late adulthood is a developmental stage with its own special issue and task. Usually, older adult after their 65s retired from the work does not have much to do as we consider. However, it is the precious time for them to reexamine their life and complete the unfinished things and career. For example, a lady age 73 was an army nurse when she was younger. After her retirement at age 63s she joints in adult dancer group and enters her new career, she likes to dance but this is not her real dream. Her real dream is to become a model since her childhood, though with this age she thought she did not have a chance. Fortunately, later because her good physical appearance she got the chance to participate in the older …show more content…
Definitely, there are pros and cons for an older person who are an ongoing worker. The positive effect is that with the increase of age, they have plenty of knowledge that can share and teach to the younger coworkers which can help the younger one get knowledge from them and appreciate the kindness and patient that old adult provide for them. Also, the older adult can solve some complex problems in the workplace quicker and calmer than the younger one. Most importantly, the social and emotional satisfaction that they get from the workplace decreases negative emotions of restlessness, boredom, loneliness, unhappiness, and depression. Therefore, the result of satisfaction and happiness produce physical and emotional benefits. This is what most older adult seeking out from activities, also they receive emotional gratification through social connection from the …show more content…
Ageism is an age discrimination in the workforce that the employees are treated differently. It causes a negative effect among the older adult in the workplace. In the workplace, adults with better experience and longer background history are the victims of ageism. They are avoiding and even fired from work for accepting new employers for the company they have worked for so many years. This kind of incident can affect their emotional and physical well-being of the older adult. For that reason, often many people complain that the older employees are more aggressive and anger than the younger