Beyond 50

For Beyond 50's "Business" talks, listen to an interview with Andrew Faas. He'll talk about midlife (and older) workers and long-term employees who are vulnerable to "The Bully's Trap", forcing them out and replacing them with younger workers at a lower pay, thereby reducing the over average salary. If people quit, severance is avoided. Companies like Fed Ex in particular was charged for a systemic approach to getting rid of anyone over 45 within ten years of service. Bullying in the workplace is a subject that has gained national attention due to the recent "New York Times" article reporting Amazon's brutal management practices. The expose included workers describing extremely stressful situations and telling stories about being evaluated unfairly or edged out rather than given time to recover from personal tragedies. Similar stories have been reported about Wells Fargo, a company headquartered in San Francisco, for participating in force-placed insurance premiums, and Toshiba, where top managers set unr