With the markets wiping out years of gains in retirement accounts just as the boomer generation is ready to start tapping their savings, it seems likely to remain a hot issue.
But the more I think about the issue, the more I think employers, hiring managers and supervisors should look at the situation as an opportunity.
Older workers not only have experience and years of institutional knowledge, they are also more likely to have flexible schedules and are freed from career-ladder ambition.
Also, many are married to spouses who may already be drawing health and retirement benefits from another source.
If I'm a hiring manager in tough times, I might not be able to get my boss to approve a new full-time hire. But I might be able to land a part time hire, or a free-lancer willing to do some of the work I lost in the last round of cutbacks or freezes.
And given the duty of any hiring manager to find the best talent available for the job, expanding the applicant pool beyond college students and interns can only aid that effort.
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