Too old to tool and die?

by Jared Ames—Michigan

I talked to a guy in Albion, MI today who was a tool and die worker. He worked for a temp service and wouldn’t know which days he would or wouldn’t work. He talked about discrimination—how he was facing age discrimination. He was in his early fifties and said companies won’t take a chance on him because of his age. He said he plans on working for ten more years. I’ve heard many stories like his in the last couple of years. It’s a shame that our employers look at older age as a liability because these people grew up in a time when jobs were permanent, whereas younger workers might be looking towards advancing through different employers.

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