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If I find myself unemployable in my 40s or older, I intend to give that a shot. I'd like, though, to be as honest as possible first and only consider doctoring
by amyjess 10y ago
If I find myself unemployable in my 40s or older, I intend to give that a shot. I'd like, though, to be as honest as possible first and only consider doctoring my resume if it's absolutely necessary. Yeah, sure, removing older jobs and omitting the year I graduated college isn't technically lying, but it's close enough that I'm uncomfortable doing it unless it's necessary for my survival.
Also, at some point, I want to transition to working remotely for reasons completely unrelated to age. That'll mean I won't have to meet people in person, and I can always just use a heavily airbrushed picture taken at a cherry-picked angle for my LinkedIn headshot. Or, for that matter, I could use an older picture: I've seen so many people's using headshots (on both LinkedIn and their companies' staff pages) that were clearly taken over a decade ago. For example, the CEO of my first company was about 60 and had light gray hair, but his headshot on the company's staff page showed him to be in his 40s with dark brown hair.
Also, I do want to save up and get some cosmetic surgeries and other age-reduction treatments when I'm older. Not because of ageism in the industry, but because I have issues with aging in general and the idea of looking older personally disturbs me. If it helps keep me employed, it would be a nice side effect.