4 Mistakes Not To Make When Managing Older Employees

4 Mistakes Not To Make When Managing Older Employees: My first couple management gigs were very similar—both were at small businesses in college towns, where the majority of my employees were undergrads who only worked part-time. I was just a couple years out of college, too, and the fact that I was so close in age to my workforce made it easy to relate to them and get to know them personally and professionally.