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Some people think that in countries with high unemployment, the retirement age should be lowered to allow more young people to get jobs. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of doing this?

#people #countries #unemployment #retirement #age #jobs
In today's society, employers demand
workers
 with 3 or more experience in the field of the position.
However
, for young
people
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 it is a problem because it narrows the choice of jobs.
Additionally
,
this
 makes the unemployment rates go up. Some
people
 assert that making the
age
 of retirement lower could help younger ones gain jobs easier,
therefore
, reducing unemployment.
Although
 many
people
 tend to differ. In
this
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 I will point out the advantages and disadvantages of bringing younger
people
 into workplaces. To start with, youth are more enthusiastic and creative.
This
 could help companies to generate more innovative ideas to bring better success. As
the
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humans grow older they tend to
favor
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 traditions as they were bringing more money to
the
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employers in the past. But as technologies advance and attitudes to certain topics are changing some of the traditions are becoming outdated and not as useful.
Therefore
, employing young minds full of fresh ideas could save the business from
bankruptcies
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.
Secondly
,
people
 at a younger
age
 have more motivation and energy for work.
This
 can really benefit the company
,
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 because more work could be done than hanging on to employees of much older
age
. Senior employees seem to make fewer mistakes than younger employees, but the advantage of energy and stimulation can outweigh their issues.
Additionally
, youth absorb and apply new information faster. For older
people
 it is harder to keep up with new details and data,
therefore
 taking more time to adjust. For the
companies
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this
 is a burden as usually the used time to adapt for the elderly could cost a lot of money, because of production
delay
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.
On the other hand
, older
people
 have more experience in the field, so younger ones could take up years to master.
For example
, pharmacies have production quality control where
workers
 test the products. Some of the errors could be so insignificant that
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the young eye would not seem
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 the issue or not even be considered. Missed problems could lead to big losses
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 because a whole month of work of creating the product can be
disposed
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. As drugs have to be produced of
a
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very high quality and the smallest mistake could ruin
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.
Consequently
, older
workers
 are highly appreciated, because they
insure
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the
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product safety and prevent costly damage to the company
To sum up
, I would say that introducing more
people
 of
younger
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age
 could help companies to stay successful as they could bring more unique ideas to the table and be more efficient
workers
 in the workplace as they can adapt better and faster to the changes.
In contrast
, youth are not as attentive as senior
workers
 and could cost a company a lot of money, because of overlooked errors.
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