Comments on: Questioning the Big Answers: Richard Atkind and the Effects of the Silver Tsunami http://www.fordyceletter.com/2008/10/06/questioning-the-big-answers-richard-atkind-and-the-effects-of-the-silver-tsunami/ Straight Talk for the Recruiting Profession Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave Staats http://www.fordyceletter.com/2008/10/06/questioning-the-big-answers-richard-atkind-and-the-effects-of-the-silver-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-2457 Dave Staats Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:21:49 +0000 http://www.fordyceletter.com/?p=680#comment-2457 Now, I am commenting on my own comment. My worst fears have been realized. Pedro is a great guy. If the intent here was to point out in detail that what clients want us to do is independent of labels pundits assign to our birthdates then the article is more successful than I gave credit for above. I'm probably just too accustomed to hearing (or seeing) Paul Hawkinson,Richie Harris or Danny Cahill reduce things like this into one sentence. I have to stop now and go read my horoscope. Now, I am commenting on my own comment. My worst fears have been realized. Pedro is a great guy.

If the intent here was to point out in detail that what clients want us to do is independent of labels pundits assign to our birthdates then the article is more successful than I gave credit for above.

I’m probably just too accustomed to hearing (or seeing) Paul Hawkinson,Richie Harris or Danny Cahill reduce things like this into one sentence.

I have to stop now and go read my horoscope.

]]> By: Dave Staats http://www.fordyceletter.com/2008/10/06/questioning-the-big-answers-richard-atkind-and-the-effects-of-the-silver-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-2425 Dave Staats Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:51:43 +0000 http://www.fordyceletter.com/?p=680#comment-2425 I wish this article was anonymous so that my comment would not be misinterpreted as having any kind of feeling about the writer. I don't know Richard OR Pedro and they might have a catalogue of fine material...and I grant that some folks might (well, have) say (said)the same thing about some of my own writings; but usually when I use this many words I have SOMETHING in there. Since it is on the TFL front page I'll only relate this criticism as this applies to a TFL audience. That criticism is...well...make it a question. Can anyone find a single item in this article that is A) News? B) Something that is actually specific to all the generational stuff? I actually read this 3 times...twice to make sure it was really this empty and a 3rd to try to anticipate the first snappy comeback I'll see. I wish this article was anonymous so that my comment would not be misinterpreted as having any kind of feeling about the writer. I don’t know Richard OR Pedro and they might have a catalogue of fine material…and I grant that some folks might (well, have) say (said)the same thing about some of my own writings; but usually when I use this many words I have SOMETHING in there. Since it is on the TFL front page I’ll only relate this criticism as this applies to a TFL audience.

That criticism is…well…make it a question. Can anyone find a single item in this article that is
A) News?
B) Something that is actually specific to all the generational stuff?

I actually read this 3 times…twice to make sure it was really this empty and a 3rd to try to anticipate the first snappy comeback I’ll see.

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