Some people believe that if people are allowed to work after the age of 60, it would cause problems for younger people. Do you agree or disagree?

In most of the countries, people often retire once they cross 60.

Although

certain persons believe that the elderly ought to

work

after the

age

of 60, there are others who oppose

this

view, saying it causes various problems for the young generation. I agree with the latter notion due to a couple of reasons, which I will discuss

further

.

First

of all, if elder people are allowed to

work

even after the

age

of retirement, young employees or fresh graduates would be deprived of significant opportunities in various

job

sectors.

In other words

, an organisation might not take them as they would be lacking in

work

experience, technical skills, analytical skills, etc., as opposed to an experienced senior employee. Not only

this

, a fresher will not be able to get promotions in a respected company.

For instance

, a 2011 survey conducted in the US where a fraction of older persons was allowed to

work

after the

age

of 60 showed that various young employees were deprived of diverse

job

opportunities in the market.

Secondly

, the elder person becomes a burden to his young family. As it is quite expensive to make ends meet, he will become financially dependent on his young children. As as result, the youngsters find it difficult to bear the expenses of their retired fathers, as it would be both financial and mental burden for them.

For example

, in 2010 an article published in the New York Times reported that a mere 40% of the young population in the US itself could financially support their retired family members.

Conversely

, there are others who advocate that a person ought to be allowed to

work

even after he crosses the

age

of 60. One

such

reason is the

job

skill

such

elderly people have.

In other words

, they contributed their lives to the organisations, and thereby, they

also

possess massive amounts of technical skills required for the company. But

this

is not a strong argument as the young generation of today's world tend to have varied

job

skills and talent, as soon as they complete their graduations.

This

problem could be curbed by the respected senior managers and directors in an organisation by taking in more of these young talents.

Thus

, after analysis,

this

drawback is not that discouraging as it may seem. To conclude, I agree with the fact that people should not be allowed to

work

after the

age

of retirement, as it will pose problems for younger people,

such

as deprivation of jobs and other financial issues.