Facing age discrimination in the workplace 14 Articles

by A. South

A mid-life crisis used to mean hastily purchasing a motorcycle or red convertible. Today, for many older workers, their mid-life crisis means reliving the frustrations of the workforce, resumes, job interviews, and entry-...read more

by Lawrence Ukolowicz

In November 2006, I was laid off from Bank of America in Dallas, Texas. I was employed with them for twenty years. As part of the bank merger between Fleet Bank and Bank of America, my position and department was transfe...read more

by M Dee Dubroff

Age discrimination is just as ugly as any other form of prejudice, bruising the human soul and spirit. It reaps its damage in its own quiet way, except that lately, response to age discrimination hasn't been quite so quiet...read more

by Terry Marsh

Growing older in the workplace is no longer what it used to be. Gone are the days when senior employees are respected for their knowledge and time of service. Years of company loyalty and contribution are currently being r...read more

by Susan Harter

My skills include Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio and Power Point. Management of inventory in a factory. Purchasing of commodities for commercial air conditioning and relays. Cashiering, daily sales repor...read more

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by Maggie Griffin

When loss of employment factors for unjustifiable reasons, but reasons given in a conversation rather then a pink slip, falls under the government values of enforcing employment laws. Recently, a woman who dedicated clo...read more

by Holly Golightly

Facing age discrimination in the workplace. Its funny, I never really thought about this as an issue, but having read various articles in the paper about people applying for jobs and being turned down due to lack of the...read more

by Peter Fisher

Without going into the fine detail, on 1st October 2006 in the UK, the new laws to provide protection against age-discrimination in employment and adult education, for people of all ages came into force. But will they work...read more

by W. Diane Van Zwol

Judgment: One Nugget of Gold For Baby Boomers You might just want to read this if you are a baby boomer facing age discrimination in the work place. "Your judgment is questionable," is a new, age discriminatory phras...read more

by Keith Bailey

I recently inquired about employment opportunities with a full-service, casual-theme chain. After a few questions concerning training I expressed interest in a management position with the company, and the person on the ot...read more

by Tara A. McMillan

When I first graduated from high school I never imagined the trials I would face because of my age. Since my parents' income landed them in the bracket where they made just barely too much money for financial aid and yet ...read more

by Helen Woytovech

Please, define senior! For many years the general consensuses existed that people over a certain age, generally 60 should be consigned to a rocking chair or were in the throes of mental deficiency if not Alzheimer patie...read more

by Celia Craske

Marketing and advertising gurus as well as society at large delight in putting people into boxes depending on their age - childhood, teens, thirtysomethings etc, all of which groups cover a period of ten years or so. That...read more

by Karolyn Tredeau

Well, I reached the big 6-0 this year, and it's a real eye opener. For one thing, I cannot believe that I can't find a job! With 40 plus years experience behind me, you'd think I'd be a shoo-in; but this is a different Wo...read more