Hello all! Nice to be here.
I am employed, but the company has changed for the worst, especially in the past year; we have occasional layoffs, and people are leaving left and right. It's a very bad feeling to be here, no enthusiasm or energy in the place. I've been here 5 years, grateful, but it's time to move on. I'm 57, and never have thought of my age as an issue with finding new work, but for the first time I'm wondering if it will be an issue when I start interviewing? I've always been told I look younger and that I have a bubbly youthful personality, maybe that will help me, or maybe I just don't need any help at all? Should I be concerned? This topic is just ridiculous in the first place, my goodness. I have many years of work to go, and no problem doing so, so why the bleep should anyone else be concerned? Thank you
Anonymous
10/10/24 at 2:24PM UTC
in your boat. My company is only doing in -office Tuesday's and Thursday's and working remotely on the rest of the days. I have been told that they only need me on Tuesday's and Thursday's. I have to get out of here. I have been sending off resume's for awhile now. This feels like a slow death. I do not like it.
Anonymous
10/03/24 at 7:06PM UTC
Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions and sharing your stories. I will get through it, always do! In silicon valley the norm is to move to a new job every 2 years, and I have around 10 years to go before retirement, so it's not like long term is what any of these places are looking for, but I do think they are looking at youth and being able to understand and keep up with tech,,,hahahaha, I worked at Google, Adobe and now the place Im at now, and all in my late 40's to 50's. Give me a break I say!
Anonymous
10/03/24 at 6:36PM UTC
I can relate. I've been where I am for four years, and it's pretty much a family-owned business. I am part of the "family" as the owner is the father of my son. My son is an adult now and since my son was born, he's had 3 more children. The most recent one is turning 1 in less than a month. The mother of two of the three children passed away in 2020 (car accident) and he offered me the opportunity to come to work for him as data entry. Since then, I have taken on a lot more responsibility here, but I have never seen a wage increase. I survived quite a few lay-offs and now we are going remote. My first day remote will be tomorrow. I am frustrated because I always seem to find out everything at the last minute or after the fact. I have expressed that I have never worked from home like the rest of the crew here and that I need a little extra help and get looked at like I have 3 heads. It is time for a change. I can see that. As with you, people also leave here left and right and I hear they are doing budget cut-backs again, but then they hire someone new. I also can see the job market is horrible. I wish you luck. Know you aren't alone and that you could be in my situation. I actually am looking for a new job.
Anonymous
10/03/24 at 7:15PM UTC
Sorry, confused . The owner is the father of your son, so the owner is your husband or boyfriend? Honestly, they are treating you like a doormat and not paying you fairly. Get out, quickly .
Anonymous
10/03/24 at 5:08PM UTC
Many companies take age into the hiring equation. Some suggestions: Do not have work history older than 15 years. Do not put graduation dates on anything older than 15 years. The goal is to minimize any age bias during the hiring process.
Anonymous
10/05/24 at 2:15PM UTC
Having no dates of graduation is an immediate tip-off that you are over 45, likely GenX or Boomer.
I'm a hiring manager, and can guess your age within a couple of years when job seekers play the "eliminate date" game.
Age bias is there, we try our best to not let it influence the entire hiring pathway, but please, be honest, killing off dates ages you immediately.
Anonymous
10/09/24 at 2:13PM UTC
Disagree about not having dates over 15 years. Is the 15 year old work relevant to your new job opportunity? Are you doing that 15 year old work now anyways. A degree that is over 15 years old probably does not need a date attached to it anyways. I do not feel that it ages you immediately. Your work history would still be relatively extensive (15 years) but you would not be seen immediately as someone near retirement for example.
