AARP is obviously one of the most hypocritcal organizations around. I can’t believe that this woman worked there for 12 years and had excellent evaluations and they could not find a job for her in the organization. I also worked in the public sector for years and we had personell policies that encouraged placement of older workers rather than putting them out on the street 2 years before they’re eligible for Medicare. For an organization who bills themselves as the “guardians of older americans” it is amazing they could not have come to some kind of an acceptable arrangement. The truth is they probably didn’t try; they didn’t want to pay the pension and benefits. They are no better than some of the other companies who have been severely criticized in the past (K-mart for example). I won’t shop there because of their disrespect for their older workers. All of this bull about an older employee not having technical skills — I worked in the technology field and can attest that the new breed is not necessilary better than their older counterparts. People of all ages can and do learn technology.