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My experience is that ageism only kicks in when the company culture is overtly focussed on a sort of "work hard; play hard" ethos. If the key influencers in the
by rikroots 5y ago
My experience is that ageism only kicks in when the company culture is overtly focussed on a sort of "work hard; play hard" ethos. If the key influencers in the company enjoy working with a banterish atmosphere around them, then anyone over the age of 40 (and all women) are in for a stressful time.
Thankfully, there are companies out there which do value older workers and will make the effort to encourage a more diverse/inclusive working atmosphere.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWe had a banterish atmosphere (lots of smack talk across the cubicle walls) with almost everyone on the team over 40. But it was grown-up banter, not high school banter. It wasn't passive aggressive, "hah hah only serious"; it was just fun banter. If we really wanted to communicate something to someone, it was handled very differently. And when a woman joined the team, well, there wasn't any sexual harassment or sexism. But don't turn your back on her when she's got a nerf gun...
- Aperocky 5y agowork smart, play hard. automate whenever possible.