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If Young People Are the Future… Why Are They Still Waiting?

Ayşe Nazmiye Uça is the Founder and Chairman of the Turkish Payroll Association and established Turkey’s first payroll outsourcing company 26 years ago. Her company, Datassist, leads the market in technology-centered payroll services, catering to Fortune 500 companies and major Turkish corporations. Datassist excels in Regulation Technologies (RegTech) and continues to expand through strategic investments and business partnerships, aiming to offer comprehensive services in an evolving market. In 2024, Ayşe ranked 20th among Turkey’s top 100 female founders by Fast Company magazine, based on company turnover. Her life purpose is to shape organizations, create new opportunities, and guide her employees toward achieving their career goals. 58 I 04:05

Mature workers are holding it up, and the next generation is holding back, so the workforce handover is stalled.

L ife expectancy has increased, while retirement systems have shrunk. In Türkiye and many other countries, social security systems are no longer managing pensions — they’re managing blood pressure. Because the equation no longer adds up: the younger generation isn’t entering the system, and mature workers can’t exit it.

Our elders used to say, “Young people are our future.” Now, the message has shifted slightly: “Since the younger generation hasn’t decided yet, we’re carrying the future for a while.” It’s like a relay race where the first runner keeps glancing back — arm outstretched, baton in

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