Many of our friends are of a similar age to us. age as we are. They are now retiring in turn. Have you noticed too? dear reader, that you hear so many different things about retirement? to hear about retirement?

There is the one who has worked in the same business for over 40 years. business for over 40 years. He was bid farewell with a big party. The boss stood on a chair at the farewell aperitif and gave a great speech about him. about him. The staff collected money for a big farewell gift. And two photo books were available in which everyone wrote down their thoughts, wishes and stories and stories that they had experienced with the retiree.

There is the other one: her retirement coincided with the lockdown. No farewell, no celebration, just a dry final talk and everyone was relieved, because the big, upcoming changes were no longer her thing. no longer her thing. And the young, new bosses "dynamized" and forced restructuring in which "the old guys" no longer seemed to have a place.

A person we know very well was brought out of retirement retirement with a call for help! The succession had not worked out. Another person had to stay at home as a high-risk stay at home during the lockdown. During this time, the entire workplace was was cleared away - without any information and with the statement: "You're going to retire at the end of June anyway.".

On July 14, 2020, the Basler Zeitung published an article about Japan with the title "Retirement my ass". The journalist Thomas Hahn from Tokyo describes Japanese senior citizens as people to be courted. There is There is a "Center for Silver Human Capital" there, which provides senior citizens training - personnel that are lacking in Japan, e.g. to clean rooms to clean rooms, care for trees, drive the community bus. These people over 65 are supposed to make up for the collapse of the pension system on the one hand and replace the lack of young talent. This is because 28.4 % of Japanese people are aged 65 years old or older.

Japan is therefore dominated by a shortage of young talent and skilled workers. Here here in Switzerland it sounds similar. Nevertheless, we hear and read about early retirement, about older employees being made redundant and a somewhat disrespectful and somewhat disrespectful treatment of older employees.

"Silver human capital": this word alone symbolizes the appreciation of older people! In my opinion, such appreciation should be practiced a little more in our beautiful Swiss working world. Companies could adapt to the new situation and take into account the fact that older employees may work a little more slowly, but perhaps also a little more carefully and deliberately. With care. With experience. And with an eye over the tip of their nose.

Dear Seniors@Workers: You are in demand! You are "silver human capital"! Always remember this and be proud of it! No matter how your retirement has gone, you are still in demand.

Beatrice Isler