In the United States, it is widely believed that people become less productive as they get older. This view is rooted in western culture, which associates aging with decline, dependency, isolation, and poverty, and is reinforced by pervasive media images that portray the young as capable and glamorous and the old as frail and dowdy. Surprisingly, however, there is no evidence to support the common assumption that older workers are slower and less productive than are younger workers. In fact, workersover 50 years old have beep found to be more productive than their younger colleagues because of their experience, maturity, and strong work ethic.
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