Consider that age discrimination is prevalent in the workplace. It's often a lot easier to find jobs line that when you're young and wet behind the ears because

Consider that age discrimination is prevalent in the workplace. It's often a lot easier to find jobs line that when you're young and wet behind the ears because many employers see young people as easily exploitable and malleable, think you'll work longer and harder than older people, and because they have various biases and preconceptions about older folk.