LEADER 03693nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910791081203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-6456-0 010 $a1-322-50526-8 010 $a0-8014-6409-9 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801464096 035 $a(CKB)2550000001192961 035 $a(OCoLC)794489171 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10547365 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000647451 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11380935 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647451 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10594087 035 $a(PQKB)10269612 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138309 035 $a(DE-B1597)481727 035 $a(OCoLC)987921553 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801464096 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138309 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10547365 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL681808 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001192961 100 $a20111010d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRetirement on the line$b[electronic resource] $eage, work, and value in an American factory /$fCaitrin Lynch 210 $aIthaca $cILR Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8014-7778-6 311 $a0-8014-5026-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tCast of Characters -- $tIntroduction -- $tPart I. UP THE STAIRS -- $tPigeonholed / $rDowney, Jim -- $t1. Making Money for Fred -- $t2. Antique Machinery and Antique People -- $t3. No Chains on the Seats -- $tPart II. IN THE PRESS -- $t4. Riding the Gray Wave -- $t5. Rosa, a National Treasure -- $tConclusion -- $tPostscript -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aIn an era when people live longer and want (or need) to work past the traditional retirement age, the Vita Needle Company of Needham, Massachusetts, provides inspiration and important lessons about the value of older workers. Vita Needle is a family-owned factory that was founded in 1932 and makes needles, stainless steel tubing and pipes, and custom fabricated parts. As part of its unusual business model, the company seeks out older workers; the median age of the employees is seventy-four.In Retirement on the Line, Caitrin Lynch explores what this unusual company's commitment to an elderly workforce means for the employer, the workers, the community, and society more generally. Benefiting from nearly five years of fieldwork at Vita Needle, Lynch offers an intimate portrait of the people who work there, a nuanced explanation of the company's hiring practices, and a cogent analysis of how the workers' experiences can inform our understanding of aging and work in the twenty-first century. As an in-depth study of a singular workplace, rooted in the unique insights of an anthropologist who specializes in the world of work, this book provides a sustained focus on values and meanings-with profound consequences for the broader assumptions our society has about aging and employment. 606 $aManufacturing industries$zMassachusetts$zNeedham$xEmployees 606 $aOlder people$xEmployment$zMassachusetts$zNeedham 606 $aRetirement$zMassachusetts$zNeedham 615 0$aManufacturing industries$xEmployees. 615 0$aOlder people$xEmployment 615 0$aRetirement 676 $a331.3/9887283209744 700 $aLynch$b Caitrin$01516763 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791081203321 996 $aRetirement on the line$93779561 997 $aUNINA