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"I have an excellent track record and lots of experience. A company should be lucky to have me, right?"
Sadly, the stories in this BBC article are all too common: older qualified people passed over for a job due to their age.
Ageism is nothing new, but it's hitting Gen Xers very hard: "Gen X is caught in the middle. And where does that leave them?"
It's an excellent question with no easy answer. Have you experienced this, or know anyone who has? https://bbc.in/3PRbuWo
#Ageism #Discrimination #Legal #GenX