The incerase in people's life expectancy means that they have to work till older age to pay for their retirement. One alternative is that people start to work at a younger age. Is this alternative a positive or a negative development?

Due to

longer activity spans, many populations are being forced to work past their retirement

life

. So, some populations consider joining the workforce from a younger youth as a solution. I believe it is not only beneficial for the community but

also

for society. From the individual perspective, the first advantage of starting work at a younger age is that people can save more money and

thus

have financial security in the later stages of activity.

This

ensures that they are not obligated to work during older age when most populations are already suffering from health ailments.

Secondly

, the young public has fewer financial and family obligations than older workers and

thus

they are able to prioritise their careers.

For example

, they might be able to move from one city to another for a promotion,

while

it might be quite challenging for employees with a family.

As a result

, they are able to climb the racing ladder faster leading to significantly higher pay packages by the

time

they retire.

In addition

, starting a career early means that people have the option to switch careers in later stages of

life

, as they would be still comparatively younger.

This

might not be possible past a certain age in

life

.

Finally

, companies are

also

willing to train and invest in younger employees, who are likely to stay with them for a longer

time

, as compared to older ones.

In other words

, the population have a chance of securing better jobs early in their

life

. The main advantage from a societal perspective is that in general younger employees are fitter and more productive as compared to their older counterparts.

Moreover

, starting a career earlier means, the population are established by the

time

, they have families and

thus

, they are able to devote more

time

to their children's upbringing.

This

can in part address issues like smoking, drinking and drug abuse in teenagers and

also

rising juvenile delinquency. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that starting a career early is certainly a better alternative to working older as it would be advantageous both for the population and the society as well.