Originally Posted by
flyingfarmer
We are less than a year away from mandatory retirements kicking in again... I am looking forward to finishing my mid-career temporary involuntary retirement!
Economics caused furloughs. Age 65 only identified those that were on the bottom of the list.
How many did Southwest lay off? Oh, that's right, 0.
Without age 65, airlines would have hired based on attrition. Then the new hires would have been furloughed due to economy.
In 5 years, if they change the retirement age to 80, then the company stops hiring, but they sure as hell don't furlough.