“All large technical firms are facing similar issues, where a large part of the population is eligible to retire,” said Rick Stephens, senior vice-president of human resources at Boeing.

波音的人力资源高级副总裁里克·斯蒂芬说：“所有的大型技术公司都面临着类似问题，这些公司中很大一部分员工有资格退休。”

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For her part, Stephens seemed sympathetic.

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This year Robertson Stephens , formerly part of FleetBoston (nyse: FBF - news - people ), closed shop.

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