I am less than 2 percent from 60. and i have been feeling ageism for 15 years. CS degree, 25 years continuous employment with increasing responsibilities and a

I am less than 2 percent from 60. and i have been feeling ageism for 15 years. CS degree, 25 years continuous employment with increasing responsibilities and adapted to new technologies. Suddenly I was a pariah at 44. To "experienced" , you will be bored, the boss thinks you will leave to exec level salary (said in hushed whisper by my inside contact), were some excuses. The head hunter with the exec level salary job never contacted me. Got a second degree in accounting and found work but under employed compared to what I did before. Some of my contemporaries managed to stay employed continuously but most have periods of unemployment , job stagnation or retrenchment. I have no way to know if my personal sample of job (or not) match the industry but if it does then ageism may be a factor.