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It’s also the only industry that is legally allowed to practice ageism. You have to start before or up to 31 years of age. You’re out at age 56. This figures in
by travisgriggs 7mo ago
It’s also the only industry that is legally allowed to practice ageism. You have to start before or up to 31 years of age. You’re out at age 56. This figures into how the benefits are structured.
You can still do contract ATC work after 56.
- gerdesj 7mo agoThe RNLI also has an age limit: 45 or 55 for inshore or all weather crew.
- FireBeyond 7mo agoCertainly not all departments, but many fire departments have an upper hiring limit for new hires. Above that age you can only be hired as a "lateral" (transfer hire from another department).
- userbinator 7mo agoGuess what happens to people's brains when they get old... the saying "teach an old dog new tricks" comes to mind.