Ageism in
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market is a hot debate. In some corners of the world, those who apply for a
job
vacancy are not put aside because of their
age
.
This
mindset has various merits and demerits.
While
it is beneficial to keep every
person
in the
job
market, even if they are not experienced enough, there are employers who think older
people
who are working in certain positions have detrimental effects on both themselves and the
job
.
Many
people
argue that ageism is a kind of discrimination, so it is best to
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. They think that every
person
should have the chance to grow or change career, despite his or her
age
.
Furthermore
,
age
should not prevent older citizens from making money, even if they are not experienced enough.
For instance
, my friend as a "Human Resource Manager" once hired a 50-year-old "junior" programmer.
Although
he was almost 20 to 25 years older than his counterparts, he was full of energy and joy.
Also
, the middle-aged junior programmer was so open to learning that he turned into a senior well-experienced, way sooner than his younger colleagues. If ageism had prevented him from
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job
, he would have not grown. So, it is essential to keep every
person
on the market, for the benefit of both employer and employee.
On the other hand
, it is believed that many
jobs
require a certain level of physical and/or mental ability. It is an inevitable fact that younger
people
are much
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than older ones. Take manual
jobs
as an example. There are many
jobs
that require working with machinery. Firefighters,
Also
, need to be ready for hostile situations. Even a 9-to-5
job
in a supermarket that involves standing for long hours and lifting several kilograms of merchants requires
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physical readiness, which may not be available in a 50-year-old
person
.
Furthermore
, many employers emphasize
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the notion that
people
who are older than 35 with no prior experience are less flexible in getting mentally compatible with the
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. In
this
regard, it is valid for an employer to consider the
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when hiring.
In conclusion,
while
there are companies or entities who benefit from not considering
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age
as an employment factor, there are
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who have the opposite mindset.
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group say that
age
is just a number and every willing
person
should have the opportunity to start or change his or her career, and the latter group believes every
age
group has certain characteristics and
therefore
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.