"The rise of the older worker is cast sometimes as a problematic feature of the current job climate: a 'gray ceiling' in which the lingering of older employees leaves scant opportunity for younger workers to be hired, developed, and promoted. The challenge is genuine, as recent headlines about a 'lost' generation of youth imply. But take a larger and longer view, and the picture may be much more positive. There's the potential for ample demand for younger and older workers alike. Many seniors, for their part, are engaged in a righteous rebellion against artificial limits -- against the notion that hitting 65 means one's contributions to society are largely in the rearview mirror."

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