jeffwWhy don’t more politicians retire? A medical anthropologist explains how the US could benefit from a mandatory retirement age
TropicalDingdongSocial security retirement age. Same with federal employees. A government of people needs to be composed of people who will be impacted by its policies.
digrediorProbably depends on the positions of the federal employees. The tech chief over the Voyager project might be a crusty old scientist (I don’t know… I’m just guessing) but I’ll bet he knows more about that spacecraft than anyone else on earth. If he’s still sharp, it’s probably best for him to stick around as long as he’s willing.
In a few places I’ve worked we call this the “bus scenario”. You need to have as much as possible documented so if you’re hit by a bus on the way in thing can continue. In the private sector I’m less incline but in government we absolutely should have things setup for the bus scenario. And if so it shouldn’t be too difficult to do mandatory swaps. Might even make it easier, you’d be able to plan knowledge transfers easier.