Much has been made of the upcoming mass retirement among baby boomers and its possible impact on the workplace. But when Robert Half asked 2,100 CFOs if they were lying awake at night worrying about it, what they got from most respondents was one big yawn.

Robert Half was motivated to delve into the topic of boomer retirements because it wanted to find out if employers are prepared for this off-loading of veteran employees. The U.S. Bureau of Labor estimates that a fifth of the U.S. workforce may be retiring in the next few years.

When asked how concerned they were about all this, 63 percent of CFOs responded that they were either not concerned in the least or were somewhat unconcerned.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.