I went to a few interviews during covid. The only companies hiring during lockdowns were startups. I went to 6 interviews. Every time, I was the oldest at the

I went to a few interviews during covid. The only companies hiring during lockdowns were startups. I went to 6 interviews. Every time, I was the oldest at the table, sometimes by 10 years. The music always went the same... "We need experience, you have a lot of it", 2 weeks later "You don't know React like we do". Best one was "you didn't use an env variable here in the front end". I've been building the web since 1999. I'm 40. I got a job in a large company, much better pay, WFH most days, predictable timelines.