Peter Stewart says: ‘I’d urge employers to look past age, and not to think of older people as done for’Peter Stewart, 64, runs his small pest control business in Aberdeen with a six-strong crew of rat-catchers, most of whom are eligible for the“I was once accused of not giving young people a chance,” says Stewart, “but I give everyone a fair chance. It’s just that the people who have impressed me and can manage the job well have ended up being older.
“The job isn’t for the faint-hearted, and even for those of us who have been doing this a long time and have seen it all, we all have a pest we really don’t like dealing with. For some it’s. You’ve got to be ready to deal with the pest, and also be able to look customers in the eye and help them properly and make them know you’re going to sort their issue.
Stewart – who also does stints as a Louis Walsh lookalike/entertainer on the side, and he enjoys singing – says he knows he’d struggle to get a different job now at 64. He knows his 71-year-old employee would have an even tougher time. “I’d probably have“I know so many people in their late fifties being made redundant, who think it’s the end of the world. Don’t forget, loads of us can and want to work, and I urge older people to never give up. We bring life experience, and that counts for a lot.
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