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Career development 1mo
It’s become basically impossible to work. The experienced boss retired, and now they put a 28-year-old woman in charge who doesn’t seem to know the job. It feels like a mess. It’s awkward to report to someone so young, and everyone else has more experience than she does. Do you think they’re just trying to make the company younger or is it better not to question why she got the position?

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  • Danielle Lee

    1mo
    Best answer

    Whether we like it or not the workforce has always been getting younger. There was a point where we were the young new person in the office with the... "little experience" in a position that may have been bigger than us. We persevered and so will this person...and so will you. Use your experience to complete the tasks set for you. Understand that change, demography and workplace structure are ever changing. Generational gapping is not new, it's just new to you at this stage. Why they got the position is none of your concern. You are there to do a job, so do it. Fretting about the why someone else's path is what it is is none of your concern. Focus on what you need to do to maintain your home and lifestyle and the day to day will get easier. Hope this helps. more

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  • Rando375

    1mo

    The promotion process doesn't necessarily select the best qualified for actually doing the job.

  • Lydia Mphuthi

    1mo

    Age is just a number as long as the person has a skill to do the job. Yes change its always uncomfortable but if a person can deliver its a win for a... company  more

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  • cricket peters

    1mo

    does her dad/uncle own the company?

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  • John Heinrich

    1mo

    And I became known as the guy who could turn careers around, which made older folks want to work for me.

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  • John Heinrich

    1mo

    When I first went into management at Ford, I was younger than some of the people who reporrted to me, and it worked out, after then became more... confident in my judgement. more

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  • Denise Owens

    1mo

    She may be cheaper.

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  • TSC K

    1mo

    Why didn’t your retired boss train her replacement before leaving? Can your company have her come back as a consultant until everything is stabilized?... Your retired boss doesn't sound better than this new employee.  more

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  • Danielle Lee

    1mo

    Whether we like it or not the workforce has always been getting younger. There was a point where we were the young new person in the office with the... "little experience" in a position that may have been bigger than us. We persevered and so will this person...and so will you. Use your experience to complete the tasks set for you. Understand that change, demography and workplace structure are ever changing. Generational gapping is not new, it's just new to you at this stage. Why they got the position is none of your concern. You are there to do a job, so do it. Fretting about the why someone else's path is what it is is none of your concern. Focus on what you need to do to maintain your home and lifestyle and the day to day will get easier. Hope this helps. more

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  • atibuni godfrey

    1mo

    Sorry to say that, you had assumed that job belonged to you just coz of your experience and perhaps age and you feel let down but thats not how things... work. Appreciate and respect your boss even if she were your daughter. Use your experience to guide her to do the right thing. Don't let your ego drag you down. I have for onve mentored a small boy who later became my boss' boss and do you how fulfilling it felt to me? more

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  • NANCY ODUOR

    1mo

    You already seem to have an attitude towards the young lady because of her age, it is better for you and your colleagues to respect the position and... get used to her, if you have to correct her, do it politely. The employer had a reason why they chose her and not an older person; it is about the company and not personal interests. more

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  • Obina Tom

    1mo

    Use your experience and skills to the young manager get the work done . However, you have to be professional in approach to the young manager... otherwise it backfires and then the young manager will fire you.Show to the young manager that you always get things done. more

  • Mujuni Deus

    1mo

    The young generation come with new and fresh mind,ni think it's good always to find postivity in such a thing

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  • Gladys E. Bustos

    1mo

    People are brought in to streamline or improve systems. Get feedback. Find out the direction of the company. Could be an investor reviewing and... buying out owner. Many scenarios.  more

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