Sample of the thesis-led approach
A number of old people work through their 70s and 80s, running families, corporations or countries. Otherpeople, however, despite being fit and high-caliber, are compelled to retire in their 60s or even earlierbecause of corporate or national regulations. As to whether one should be allowed to continue working aslong as they want or should be encouraged to step down at a particular age, people tend to hold diverseopinions. Personally, I am convinced that mandatory retirement can be a win-win option to both the societyand the old.
Admittedly, allowing the aged to keep working as long as they are able does have some merits. Forexample, older employees have an immense amount of knowledge and experience which can be a great lossto a business or organization if they are asked to retire, and compelling someone to resign or retire at 60 or65 would devalue the input of these people.
However, the truth is that letting the senior to work indefinitely is not always a wise policy. First of all, agealone is no guarantee of ability. Many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff,who may have been stuck in one area or unit for most of their working lives. Having mandatory retirementencourages new ideas in an organization. Furthermore, without age limits, many people would continue towork simply because they did not have any other plans or roles, and then fewer job openings are left forthe young. A third point of view is that older people should be rewarded and respected by society for theircontribution by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy their leisure in later years.
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