Anyone dealt with age discrimination at work or thought they were fired because of it? I have a strong hunch I was let go because I'm older than most of the team and they're trying to get a "fresh perspective." To me it just sounds like they're firing anyone over 50.

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I am laid off and struggling with finding a new place to land. I sincerely cringe when the interview includes a zoom on camera. I don’t look as old as I actually am, but I am certainly older looking that a 30-40 year old. Age discrimination is illegal yet happens every day.

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And no one seems interested in putting a stop to it either.

Yes. To me age discrimination is telling me I'm not up to date on learning new systems but giving me little to no training on those systems and no training with a real person, only virtual. You can only have the job if you can decipher and learn the technology by yourself, even if it's new to you.

Yes. I feel like this is the main reason I got laid off. I ended up just "retiring" because that was easier for everyone but essentially I was laid off.

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