Is Business Prepared for A Three-Generation Workforce? | Disruptive Demographics | Big Think

Retirement looks a lot like work today. Studies, surveys and individual behaviors indicate that the next wave of retirees will be reporting for work longer than they or their employers may have planned.

via Is Business Prepared for A Three-Generation Workforce? | Disruptive Demographics | Big Think.

Worldwide, 13% of Employees Are Engaged at Work

Only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work, according to Gallup\’s new 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace. In other words, about one in eight workers — roughly 180 million employees in the countries studied — are psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations.

via Worldwide, 13% of Employees Are Engaged at Work.

No surprises here.

18% of the Workforce Could Retire Within 5 Years

I hesitated before posting this link.  The headline grabs your attention, no?  It got my attention for sure.  Maybe, just maybe there’s hope for our economy and jobs crisis from the demographics.  Then I read the following sentence:

For the purpose of the study, ADP assumed that the average retirement age was 61. Researchers concluded that in many industries, individuals will retire at 61 despite theories suggesting otherwise.

Not gonna happen.  Period.

via 18% of the workforce could retire within five years | LifeHealthPro.

How Unpaid Internships Cheapen Workers of All Ages – PBS

Interns have been used as a cheap labor force, thousands upon thousands of internships each year in the U.S. are illegal, which has gone global and is completely unregulated, and the system is indeed inefficient and unethical in a variety of ways.

We’re actually eating our young.

via Will Work for Free: How Unpaid Internships Cheapen Workers of All Ages | The Business Desk with Paul Solman | PBS NewsHour | PBS.

Amen.  You should get paid for work.  Never work for free.

The Science Behind What Naps Do For Your Brain–And Why You Should Have One Today | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

Studies of napping have shown improvement in cognitive function, creative thinking, and memory performance

via The Science Behind What Naps Do For Your Brain–And Why You Should Have One Today | Fast Company | Business + Innovation.

I work from home.  This article link is for all the times I’ve been accused of napping in lieu of working.

Gotcha.