I see it every day in the workplace. The 40+ crowd gets a lot more done than the 40- crowd does. It's not just experience, although that does play a role. These young-uns spend way more time goofing off instead of working. Not all of the kids are lazy and not all of the more mature people are hard workers, but it seems that stereotyping is fairly accurate in this case. I have to repeatedly urge these younger ones to stay busy. We have several older employees in part for this reason. There is a 79yo that can outwork his 19yo grandson. It just don't make good sense. Our jobs are overseas because of the free trade agreements with Mexico, China, etc. Our jobs that remain stateside are increasingly being filled by our not so south of the border neighbors because WE DONT WANT TO PULL OUR ON WEIGHT. Unemployment is very high, yet we have to hire foreigners to fill many jobs. Have we as Americans, and as Alabamians, suddenly become to good to work? I reckon so. Makes my blood boil!! I'm starting to feel like Robert E. Rayford must feel.