Age discrimination in the workplace is all too common. This article discusses why we need to eradicate age discrimination, especially when there is a need to accumulate a larger net worth and work longer now that times are so uncertain.
Every large corporation has some type of annual “Diversity Training” course where we learn not to harass colleagues, send out crude jokes over e-mail, and discriminate against those unlike ourselves.
Everything generally makes sense except for one rule that I once read: “One shall not discriminate against someone over 40.” I thought about this for a second, and I began to wonder if they had made a typo.
At age 40, one will have worked for 18 years out of college or 15 years out of graduate school on average. If the accepted age of retirement is 65, or 25 years away from 40, then the rule is implying that age discrimination starts before you are even half way through your average 40 year long career!
The other interesting fact is that most people are living longer nowadays. Forties are the new thirties as they say. People are looking younger and younger at various age milestones. Hence the question, why 40? Let's explore the various reasons.
Overcoming Negative Perceptions About Older Workers
Age discrimination exists because there are some negative perceptions about older workers. They might include:
1) Slower and less adaptable to change. In the age of the internet, if you don't know how to write html code, or work your way around a Powerpoint or Excel spreadsheet, you might as well be a dinosaur.
2) Less loyal to the job due to family. Families result in more vacation time and sick days, and less desire to work weekends and put in the extra effort.
3) Less malleable for a mentor to mold. Instilling work culture is more difficult, and therefore older workers will have a harder time fitting in.
4) More expensive and therefore squeezes margins more intensely during downturns. Due to the lack of flexibility in pay, there is less maneuverability.
5) Uncomfortable working for someone younger than them. Younger managers feel their discomfort and therefore naturally tend to shy away.
Positive Perceptions About Older Workers
However, the reality is that older workers are a tremendous asset to organizations because they can be:
1) More knowledgeable and experienced where no amount of smarts can match.
2) More patient and mature. They bring different insights to solve difficult problems.
3) More dedicated to their jobs because they are not just providing for themselves, but for their own family and perhaps even their parents.
4) Have more savings and therefore are more flexible to take pay cuts during downturns.
5) Work well with younger co-workers because there is a natural tendency for older people to help mentor younger workers even if they are more senior.
Unfortunately, artificial intelligence is eliminating a lot of jobs. And if you are an older worker who isn't as efficient as AI, then your days are numbered.
Finding A Job As An Older Worker Today In Technology Is Hard
In 2023, after 11 years of retirement, I decided to throw my hat in the ring and apply for artificial intelligence jobs in San Francisco. I figured, why not since the field is booming and there are so many AI companies in the Bay Area.
Unfortunately, at 46 years old, I've been completely shut out so far! Could it be age discrimination? A hyper-competitive job market? Irrelevant skills? I'm sure it's a combination.
But what I do know is that companies now have an age category of 45 and over, and I'm 46. Why stop at 45+? For older workers, we will likely face a tougher time getting a job, especially in technology.
Age Could Be Just An Excuse
If you let yourself feel discriminated against due to age, it may be your fault for letting it get to you. We start blaming exogenous variables that should have very little to do with whether we succeed or fail.
Yes, if you are working at a company where the average age is 30 and you're 50, maybe you will feel the young guns are out to get you. Or rather, since you're the minority, you'll feel special due to your valuable insights. It's really what you make of the situation.
You can argue either way whether older workers are better or worse employees. It doesn't really matter because you'll never convince the world conclusively that you are right.
One can always find the positives and negatives in any type of person because our perceptions are all different. We just need to focus on what we can control, which is our attitude, presentation, and work skills.
Maybe We Quit Because We Don't Want To Face Age Discrimination
Perhaps the reason why so many of us, including Lyndon and I would like to have the option of retiring by our early 40s is because we unconsciously don't want to face potential age discrimination. We're given subtle, hard-to-notice messages telling us that we have at most 20 years in our careers to be someone before others start taking our place.
We all have latent biases that cannot be clearly proven. Rather than dwell on exogenous variables which cannot be helped, let's work on making ourselves invaluable so that even when we're 80, we'll be able to make a difference if we want to.
Gave Working At A Startup A Go
What’s interesting is that I decided to do some part-time consulting for a fintech startup from November 20, 2023, to March 29, 2024. I was 46 years old, and the co-founders had just turned 30.
Although I quickly got up to speed with the four software systems they use to communicate and produce content, I left after only four months. Why? Too much micromanagement and too many meetings! After 12 years of freedom since leaving my banking job, I no longer had the tolerance for these things.
As you get older and wealthier, your tolerance for meetings and inefficiencies will likely decline as well. This helps me understand why there’s age discrimination in the workplace. The hunger to go above and beyond for your company decreases as you grow older and wealthier.
What’s also concerning is that younger people with much less wealth are losing their hunger to grind as well. They’ve coined terms like “quiet quitting” to push back against doing more work than necessary. But the reality is, the world is ultra-competitive. If you don’t put in the hours, someone else will—and they’ll get ahead.
Don't Quit Your Job, Get Laid Off Instead
If you want to leave a job because you are facing age discrimination, I recommend negotiating a severance instead of quitting. I negotiated a severance in 2012 and also got subsidized healthcare, deferred compensation, and worker training.
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Updated for 2024 and beyond. When I first wrote this post I was 33. I'm thankful I don't have to face any work place discrimination because both my wife and I retired early and are stay at home parents. Owning your own online lifestyle business is the best thing ever.
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Ok boomer you why mollusks cannot get job you steal them and steal housing from us your the ones are selfish ageist assigned deserve nothing but hateful hope you for choke on your diapers you stupid fuck ass old farts. We right to be ageist it YOUR fault we cannot get the live we deserve. Go do world a favor die world be better place without your geezers in it ageist racist assholes fuck you fuck old people i not paying you geezers a fucking dime.
Age discrimination always stuck me as dumb. Everyone gets older and you will eventually have the tables turned on you. How about we just hire people on ability and qualifications, and leave our narrow minded prejudices at the door?
59 and out of work for 5 years
Age discrimination, and particularly for women, and particularly in the IT field is very real. And pisses me off. I have tons of experience and education but NEVER get an offer. Yes, age discrimination is very real and very wrong.
I think everyone should zip it.
The aging population and health care is THE JOB !!!
If you’re not receiving it you should be working in it.
That’s the future..
Get it?
If you value your life, realize your headed to “OLD” too.
Treat others as one day you will want to be treated.
What do you mean by “If you let yourself feel discriminated against due to age, it’s your fault for letting it get to you.” That is ridiculous advice. Discrimination is not just perception, it is a negative action and/or comment brought about by the person who is doing the discriminating action. This is useless and ridiculous advice – why did you bother writing this article only to say “it’s your fault for letting it get to you.” Shame on you! I suppose you would say other people struggling with other forms of discrimination, such as sexism, homophobia, racism, should just not let it get to them either and that it’s just an issue of perception. By that strategy, perhaps women never would have fought for and won the right to vote or try to begin to have a comparable salary to men. LGBT would just put up with being beaten to within an inch of their lives since it was just their imagination anyway. Those in Ferguson, those killed, jailed or discriminated against unfairly due to their race should just put up with it. Why do you perpetuate the idea that we should, then PUT UP with age-based discrimination and just change our internal attitude? Ridiculous! You do not change discrimination by changing your internal attitude, which does not change the offenders behavior or the injustice at all! You change it through action, communication, awareness, and advocacy for real change. Do not write an article so vacuous that this is your central piece of advice, which makes those experiencing this issue feel even more powerless and without the right to be pissed off. Which they have a right to be, thank you.
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I think people over the age of 40-65 or even older have a lot to contribute. People are more youth oriented these days and up to date on new tecnology. It does depend on the individual person of course. I think having all ages working together is great, it offers more diversity. If the person is qualified for the job, give them a chance whatever their age is!
The most important skill is overall knowledge and communication, not computer software skills.
Last year my business went bust, so I’m training to be a teacher at the age of 43. There seems to be loads of ageism in teaching, but not from the kids, they’re great and say I’m a ‘really cool teacher’, they don’t care whether their teacher is 25, 45 or 65 – I’m not even sure they would notice to be honest, adults are all ‘old’ when you’re 12. My specific problem are three young (22-25) female teachers who are being total bitches about my age and at the same time sexist (manist?), openly and behind my back and it’s making me want to quit. I’m really easy going and I’ve always enjoyed working with people of different ages/sex/race – I don’t think you can judge a book by it’s cover and you need to give everyone a chance on their own merits. I’ve never treated these ‘girls’ with anything other than the kind of courtesy you’d expect from a co-worker, so I don’t understand what they’ve got against me – other than I’m a bit older than them and a guy. Co-workers (younger and older than me) have told the girls to lay off with no result, and I don’t want to complain about it to my boss, because I know he’ll just treat it as a joke. Now I’m looking for a job/workplace where I’ll be working with people my own age (or older).
Is Ageism after 40 a problem? YES! When most of us can expect to retire at around 70 and live to over 80, ‘old age’ does not start at 40, 50, or even 60…
As for women in the arts and entertainment business being considered ‘too old’ after 28, I can’t believe how short sighted that is – as a guy of 43 I’d really like to see more attractive women in their late 30’s-mid 40’s on TV, there are plenty of them around and they’re the right age for me now – not 20 year olds. When I’m 73, it’ll be attractive over 60 year olds… Otherwise, considering the average age of the viewer is over 40, who are we catering too, dirty old men?
My friends who send their kid to Morristown Highschool in NJ say that they purged every teacher over 35. Not sure why they only want young teachers but it is the same in libraries. It used to be the one place you could go as a second career when you aged out of a youth oriented industry. Not so much anymore.
Wd be nice if you’d retract your statement that if you’re discriminated against it’s your own fault. Obviously, as a white male who quit working for other people b4 you hit 40 you haven’t experienced discrimination, right? So because it hasn’t happened to you, you feel free to judge other people?
Discrimination in the workplace is simply a way of preventing socio-economic mobility. For those of us who weren’t born w/money or connections it takes us a lot longer to succeed. Then by the time we do, we’re told we’re “too old.”
Employers like to hire younger employees so they can take advantage of them easier, i.e., pay them less than they’re worth, make them work long hours unpaid, not provide them w/benefits, etc. They’re so focused on maximizing their profits and, therefore, lowering salaries and benefits that they’ll hire people with no experience who’ll do a half-arsed job rather than hire an older employee whose work experience and skill would mandate a higher salary. Of course, in the long run, hiring more competent employees leads to better products and services, happier customers, and a sustainable business. But they’re only looking at their immediate bottom line. There’s a word for this: greed.
Greed is destroying the entire country and many people are suffering. But then we have people who’d rather blame the victim than work toward solving the problem. Just because you happen to be lucky enough to be doing well doesn’t mean the rest of us are doing something wrong. Many employers use that tactic to get away with discrimination, by the way. I’ve seen coworkers pushed out of their jobs simply because of the color of their skin, harassed by a racist supervisor until they quit. But the supervisor tried to make it appear the black employees were doing something wrong. They weren’t. In fact, they were practically model employees. That was the problem. The supervisor was afraid a black person might work her way up to management. And racist/sexist/ageist supervisors don’t want that.
Discrimination, whether by age, race or gender, is a reality. It holds people back and destroys some people’s lives. There’s absolutely nothing I can do about someone else’s prejudices (against me or anyone else.) Of course, as a society there’s plenty we can do but as an individual we can only control our own behavior, not the thoughts, actions or perceptions of others.
Thank you for writing this article and getting people to think about this issue, but shame on you for suggesting we blame the victim. An apology or retraction of that statement would be nice.
BTW, I worked in the arts and entertainment industry where women are over the hill at age 28. I looked younger than my age but then thanks to the Patriot Act we’ve had to start showing two forms of ID to employers so they could see our age right away. In that industry, age discrimination is HUGE, particularly against women. Doesn’t even matter if you’re attractive or look younger. They see your age and you’re out. End of story. I was considered to be a top employee until I reached a certain age then suddenly people less skilled and qualified than I was got the most attention, even when their lack of skill and experience was obvious.
But I guess it’s futile trying to explain discrimination to someone who’s never experienced it.
Is discrimination by looks and age legal in the arts and entertainment industry? I’ve seen some cases where it is with like news anchors and such.
Anyhoo, discrimination is very real.
It’s not just the arts and entertainment industry anymore, it’s necessary to look like a model to sweep up floors in a basement where you will never encounter another human being. Why you can’t have an ugly old crone in a position like that is beyond me, but that is where we are at (thanks to sites like Intellius that broadcast your name and age all over the world to anyone who wants it in seconds).
Some days I watch old sitcoms from the 1960s (the Mad Men era) and I am shocked to see middle aged women characters as secretaries in those shows. It’s shocking because I have not been interviewed by anyone older than 25 in more than 10 years. And these dumb broads think we have made progress. I say not.
I have never understood this. I am 39. I find older workers to have much better computer skills (regarding Microsoft office) than early twenty somethings. The younger crowd is usually exposed to a quick course which covers the basics. Older workers have been using the software daily since it first came out. I would put my $$ on a 50 year old executive assistant vs. a 25 year old. Younger workers (not all) tend to not be detailed and are sloppy with the work they produce.
I think this whole notion of young people being more tech savvy is bull. Why do you think so many teens get viruses on home computers? Because they don’t know what they are doing….just clicking on everything.
I can’t believe workers are expected to have earned their max salary by 40.
Nowadays the gov. does’t want us to retire at 70. Employers don’t want to hire you if they think you will want to get a better position in a couple of years. So you work your butt off for a few years in the same position. Then you try to apply for a position that makes more but that company doesn’t want to hire you due to lack of experience. So, just how does one move up in the work force within 17 years?
Employers are requesting past check stubs. They don’t want to make an offer more than a little above what you were earning. You’re only “worth” what the last employer paid. So if you were making $25,000 a year at an entry level job after college, you might be earning $40,000 by the time you are 40 (depending on the field). Now you are considered over the hill….that’s ridiculous.
A few years ago I picked up a part time job in a kitchen on the weekends. It was a nice restaurant but they only paid close to minimum wage for cooks. There were the late teen/early twenty somethings, me in my mid thirties, and several workers ranging from late forties to early sixties. Whenever I was paired with an older worker, our food presentation came out looking great, we could keep up with the food orders, servers were happy, etc. We all worked together as a team and would help each other out to ensure the “whole” kitchen was running smoothly.
This was not so when I was paired with younger workers. They were terrible at multi-tasking in a fast paced kitchen. They weren’t capable of assessing how much food to prep before the shift, or how to asses the cook time of getting an appetizer out long before the entree is cooked. The food was sloppy on the plate….etc. I was always over stressed with having to make sure I assessed for the both of us. Then I would start delegating to make sure things didn’t get too hairy. Some of the younger people were relieved and said the kitchen always ran smoother when I was around. Some had an attitude because I wasn’t their boss. In that case, the kitchen always crashed, and servers and customers were upset.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Let us know if anything changes once you hit 4-0 next year :)
Perceptions take time to change. So with people like you showing how it’s done, things will change!
And by the way- for those who are at 40 -this generation of people grew up with computers, (games and programming) so what kind of useless and baseless excuse is it to say that people who are 40 cant use computers? WTF??? why are they trying to rewrite history? and make it sound as if people who are 40 now have a hard time with computers? that’s insane. we did not grow up in the 50s- we were born mid and late 70s and even early 80s for those in the mid 30s- we know computers, we grew up with computers, some of us are even programmers. just insane. stupid. unbelievable.
I have used computers for years and had to learn many many softwares and we used to have to fix the fax, photocopiers, printers etc when they were having issues. We are the resilents ones not the new generation they have to google to find out how to do everything and we already have this knowledge plus we are more dedicated, better with communication, more mature, have dealt with every situation, more reliable as our kids are grow if we have them, less likely to leave ( a 22 yr old can decide to move to europe, get married etc or have a baby). We wont waste time at work as we dont text while working, we are more creative. In my last jo I did 3 times the production of these young ones around me I am serious.
So if I am getting this right, 29 is still too young and 39 is approaching too old. So really you have 10 good years in the workforce where you are considered viable, but you have 40+ years to work in total. What is wrong with this picture? We are setting everyone up to have 30 years of failure. We have to be the generation that redefines ourselves. I see it everyday, the 40 somethings who don’t take care of themselves physically and publically complain about how old they feel. They blame it on age when it is lack of maintenance that got them there. Talk about bad PR for the middle-aged set. We do this to ourselves. Be the change you want to see in the world.
Wow, it’s all my fault huh, I suppose it must be true then. After all the Internet tells me so and that’s run by all the smart young people. I’m starting to feel like the world really wants to be like the movie “Logan’s Run.” The whole premise of that was people over 30 were of no further use and needed to be vaporized to ensure the population continued to look pretty.
There is a bias but overcoming it isn’t just a matter of a positive attitude and a work ethic like a Pharoh’s slave. There needs to be a societal change that stops judging people on superficial traits like age, looks or how many facebook likes they have. We’re more invested in reality TV than we are each other. That’s why nothing really ever gets done.
What age do you think age discrimination starts?
It began at 39 for me. One place asked if I would be uncomfortable with younger bosses, another company said “well, we have people your age here.” As if I gave a flying squirrel. Age discrimination not only exists, but it starts at 40. If you don’t look 12 and energetic, you are likely not to be a good fit. Now mind you, I get my foot in the door at 39 because I happened to look 29 at the time. But I wasn’t.
If age discrimination is all in everyone’s head, why is it that workers over 50 have been out of work on average a year or more during the economic downturn? Do you mean to suggest every one that age is a technological dummy? Co’mon. We’ve had computers in the workplace since the 80s, that’s 30 freaking years, and we’ve had the office suite for at least 20 years now.
Everybody and their mother knows how to use one, even my 60-some year old aunt has a tablet and a smart phone, my 50-something year old cousin is the web master of our family website. This is an ageist culture in which old people and increasing middle aged people are warehoused and considered “other” particularly women. The media amplifies and perpetuates these attitudes. It’s pervasive and it affects people on every socioeconomic level. You’re either extremely young and/or naïve if you don’t think ageism is not a factor.
I think it starts when you are older than your interviewers.
My goal was to exit the work force and be my own boss well before I was being discriminated against. I did just that 34 years old.
Please read:
https://www.financialsamurai.com/2012/07/08/taking-a-leap-of-faith-retiring-on-own-terms/
I think it’s time for the over 40 to unite and start demonstrating. If Occupy Wall Street has clout why not the older worker. We need a grass root movement so we the older worker can be heard!! If anyone has ideas on how to get a campaign going please e-mail me at robertwells123@comcast.net. Our spirit needs to be united and our voices heard!!
Age discrimination starts at a young age. Age discrimination exists definitely. I have learned more from the older generations than I have from the younger generations all my life. I remember being only 16 years old, yet I was the smartest/fastest at the bank I worked at. But, my maturity level to others was not at their communication level. At age 19, I worked at my first office and again, was better than my predecessors and was discriminated. I’ve experienced issues at work due to age / gender / and level of management. However, why is it that I am smarter than the managers who are at the executive level? They do it their way, they lose millions to billions. They do it my way, they would have $aved and create more jobs in this country. Now that I am older, I definitely see the age discrimination for the older employees. Quite frankly the older generation (though slower than the younger generation), more skilled. Very few younger employees do I find just as equal as the older employees, they’re typically the smartest employees and who will go far in their careers. People who discriminate based on age / gender / race … etc. should be fired! This is why the country is where it is at. I would take the best 18/19 year-old and 50-year old and put them in a high-level management position based on intelligence / performance and skill sets. It’s the people who are old or young that should condition them to be happy they have a job regardless the age of the manager they work for. The best managers in the positions will help this country be successful and productive to compete with the other countries in the world. We should put our best people in management positions, not the knuckleheads who put us in the bad financial position we’re in. At the end of the day, we’re all in the same boat, and we all live in the same country.
Boy are you right. It just is not fair for us 50 somethings to work and give the best years of our lives and then get the boot for being to middle aged for these new positions coming out.
@neal@wealthpilgrim
Really? I have found that most 40 year old people’s resumes dont even get looked at so how you know that they wont do things differently is correct is suspect.
Addtionally, doing things differently doesnt mean that those things are being done correctly.
I would find it hard to believe that any unemployed 45 year old wouldnt love to do things differently at the prospect of getting a job. Heck, Ive seen 70 year olds that would love to do things differently for employment.
You are the one that sounds dated!
I have worked for people 15 years younger than me and it is not a big deal. Of course, I am not going to act like your mother [I am probably 100 times edgier than most “young” people who listen to American Idol]. I have no idea what percentage of people google me, but that Intellius web site (and 123 Pipl and all the rest) are killing us by giving our ages away. Anyone who sees I am 49 before they meet me, will assume I am some fuddy duddy. Lets face it, I hate today’s music only because so much of it sounds like something Nancy Reagan would have approved of.
I have been discriminated against at 39 and a year later. I went into one interview and they asked me straight up if I would have issues working with younge people. I had anothe interview where they were considering out loud about hiring me. Welll…we do have some people here YOUR age…
Just the fact that the law is not to discriminate against 40 and over tells you something. I get botox and juvederm now and had thermage. It took more than 10 years off my looks. I don’t get those age questions anymore. This society is youth obsessed and it hits women hardest. Forty is like an invisible barrier you cross where suddenly, especially if you’re a woman, you’re OLD. Period. If you can look younger its to your advantage. And don’t run around divulging your age either. It is what it is.
Thanks for your thoughts and sorry about your experience. Glad nobody asks you anymore! That does sound rougher for women over 40. Hang tough!
@ neal@wealthpilgrim
I’m a 49 yr old seeking employment. I enjoy working with the younger crowd personally. So a Year ago I enrolled into college once again. My major is IT/Networking minor Web Design. I love technology but adaptability is key. I believe you got to have passion for your second chance but the problem I do face is the stereotype of the older worker. Ironic the younger people are more accepting of older people learning things that appeal to younger workers BUT you got to have a passion for your interest. I get my degree in April of 2010 and will re-enroll to complete my BS of criminal justice.
Regarding the comment about sick days: you may want to check that one out. I took far more sick days when I was young than when I got older and that is the case for most people I know. Younger people party til 2:00 and are get colds more frequently (older workers have built up an immunity). People who were working in the 1980s and remember the “Lunch is for Wimps” slogan have a work ethic that I see only rarely in the young, who put heavier weight on work/life balance. Add to that the fear that older workers have of being discriminated against for taking sick time and I would be surprised if they took more sick time than younger workers.
Discrimination is not just for women or minorities. It can happen to anyone. Even white males **gasp**.
I have had a unique perspective on this very issue… MSN just recently ran a web article about “What if you’re retired and you don’t know it?”.
Generally, the article tried to “explain” why it has been so challenging for those over 50 to find work in “this” economy. Showing a very Dark Side, indeed, to “Forced Retirement”.
Specifically, a very silent movement to “legally ignore” those who could even look like they are “of a certain age” and who are looking for work, (Corporate attitude says,” Due to the economic down turn, ‘younger’ is best to be hired because employers “can’t” pay a “Living Wage” to anyone – therefore – it’s those who are currently “living with Mom and Dad” into their late twenties and who don’t “need” the money who get hired… )
And, the local Department of Labor is no assurance of being “allowed” to find a job or get further training to finally find work. One “Vocational Rehab Specialist” told me, (after I’d taken all the required testing to see if I was even capable of being trained, and yes, I was deemed “educatable and trainable” in 23 PAGES WORTH of jobs and their specific requirements… My specific choice also represented… And, when I approached her about entering training to be a “Certified Psychologist” – NOT a “Psychiatrist”), I was treated to THIS response, “Are you kidding? You’d be ready for Social Security by the time you graduate!”
That was a real slap in the face because she’s OLDER than I am! And, no, the abuse didn’t stop and when I formally requested a different “Specailist” I was told, (by the Supervisor SHE trained), “No.”
Gee, must be nice to get $50,000.00+ a year just to be a “Mean Girl”, hunh?
this company must have been an internet company with most of there workers in their 20’s & 30’s. if not it would be hard for me to fathom this section about 40 somethings.