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I'm 39, ageism is real, but I'm gonna tell you to quit whining grow a pair, and what the hell is wrong with you if you cannot sell your strengths, wisdom and ex

I'm 39, ageism is real, but I'm gonna tell you to quit whining grow a pair, and what the hell is wrong with you if you cannot sell your strengths, wisdom and experience? (BTW: just so it's clear I apply this same rule to everyone - this is the same advice I would give to any discriminated group, whether women in tech, people of color, Jewish or Asian or whatever group that find themselves on the victim side of discrimination) Stop thinking of yourself as a victim. Be razer clear what your value is. Almost every one will have some or other circumstance where some trait of his/her counts against himself, that is life, but these are merely speedbumps on the way, not show stoppers. If you can't overcome bias at one specific company or in one specific country, move or do whatever YOU can do to solve it. Crying aint gonna fix it.

LesZedCB 10y ago
Isn't the point that you don't get a chance to demonstrate your value because you are overlooked earlier on in the process where some hiring manager sees how old you are and decides you aren't "a culture fit" for the company. Even if you being hired will make all us 20 somethings 20x more productive, you won't even get the chance? Ageism, like most *isms, isn't something that you can simply throw individual willpower at. Anti-sexism isn't wont for women with willpower, it's a problem that lies beyond individual power, and requires collective power to combat. > Crying aint gonna fix it I think most people know that. It's because some people still deny or ignore the existence of these discriminations, so it raises awareness.