Age 67 bill
#111
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Surgeons don’t operate on patients by themselves. They’re assisted by entire teams of professionals.
They also don’t operate on 200 patients at the same time.
Edit: you can also pick your own surgeon. If I had the option to choose my pilots, I wouldn’t pick old ones.
#112
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#113
Partners at the Big 4 accounting firms have a mandatory retirement age of 65. Big Law firms too, or at least most of them, I think.
Just an interesting data point for a profession that takes little physical ability or hand-eye coordination.
Just an interesting data point for a profession that takes little physical ability or hand-eye coordination.
#114
Exception for safety sensitive positions, where it can proven that age makes an appreciable difference. That's legally very hard to prove in private sector... which is why no airlines try to retire pilots before 65. Legally they might actually be able to, but it's a high bar... perhaps argue that their specific schedules are more difficult than what the FAA accounted for with the 65 age limit.
Also exception for top executives. That's very strictly limited to people who really are top execs... ie you can't make your secretary a VP so you can "retire" her to be replaced by a 20-something with better secretarial endowments.
#115
Friend of mine was a Vice President of a major engineering and construction firm. Being head of engineering of a major project, he reached mandatory retirement as a VP at 65.
Then assumed the title of senior engineering manager, doing the same work. Finally he elected to really retire at age 77. His second wife reached 65, and retired as a teacher. Last I heard, they are traveling the world.
Then assumed the title of senior engineering manager, doing the same work. Finally he elected to really retire at age 77. His second wife reached 65, and retired as a teacher. Last I heard, they are traveling the world.
#116
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Friend of mine was a Vice President of a major engineering and construction firm. Being head of engineering of a major project, he reached mandatory retirement as a VP at 65.
Then assumed the title of senior engineering manager, doing the same work. Finally he elected to really retire at age 77. His second wife reached 65, and retired as a teacher. Last I heard, they are traveling the world.
Then assumed the title of senior engineering manager, doing the same work. Finally he elected to really retire at age 77. His second wife reached 65, and retired as a teacher. Last I heard, they are traveling the world.
#117
So let’s pretend I’m an airline CEO/CFO or even just a bean counter.
65-67 for the majority will be the most senior crew members with the highest pay and the most vacation days that cherry pick the lines with the lowest block aka the most expensive.
Why would I agree to this again?
65-67 for the majority will be the most senior crew members with the highest pay and the most vacation days that cherry pick the lines with the lowest block aka the most expensive.
Why would I agree to this again?
There’s a bottom threshold, there’s an upper threshold. And it won’t be decided by folks wanting to hang on to a seat, or kick one out of one.
#118
What happens to their insurance premiums?
Honestly don't know. Once they slip up and kill/maim a couple of patients, I imagine they become uninsurable and it works itself out for everyone. (except the patient(s))
Unlike airmen and their planes. Crash one airplane and everyone is like "OMG!!"
Insurance companies rule the world. I've no doubt most hospitals force the olds to retire by revoking various privileges, including insurance premiums.
Honestly don't know. Once they slip up and kill/maim a couple of patients, I imagine they become uninsurable and it works itself out for everyone. (except the patient(s))
Unlike airmen and their planes. Crash one airplane and everyone is like "OMG!!"
Insurance companies rule the world. I've no doubt most hospitals force the olds to retire by revoking various privileges, including insurance premiums.
#119
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Well, you don't, just like you don't have the option to pick if they got the V.
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