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The Retirement Map is a Lie
Monday, 6 July, 2026
The retirement map you were handed at 25 is wrong. It told you to work hard, hit 65, and disappear. Clean ending. Simple math. It was always a lie. The labor force is aging, and companies are not ready. Artificial intelligence (AI) is eating the entry-level jobs that used to grow the next generation of leaders. And the people with the deepest knowledge, the ones who know where the bodies are buried, are being passed over by hiring managers young enough to be their children. This episode follows the real workforce crisis hiding behind the AI noise. We look at what Japan learned the hard way, what the retention data says about older workers, and what human resources (HR) leaders are getting wrong. The data settled whether experienced workers matter. The question is whether your organization will recognize the opportunity before it closes. This episode brought to you by "The Recruiting Life" and "Career Intelligence Weekly" https://newsletter.jimstroud.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
