I can give you a few examples. I will refer to the Translation Bureau, since that is the agency I am from. There was a wave of massive terminations or lay-offs in the middle of the 1980s. Then there was a second wave in the spring of 1991. Following that, there was a total freeze on hiring, with the result that people my age—in their late fifties, say—represent the majority. There is a total vacuum between the ages of 56 or 57 and 40; there is no one in that age group. After that, there are only very young employees. So, you can see the effect this will have on services in future.
