middle aged man in business suit Workers age 45 and younger are experiencing ageism inmid-career, with 30 percent of men and 27 percent of womenreporting that they’ve run up against “a negative age-based remarkfrom a coworker.” (Photo: Shutterstock)

An aging population in search of new jobs, or focused on tryingto hold onto the ones they have, are having to cope with awell-entrenched stream of ageism—and it doesn’t wait till people hit 65to rear its ugly head.

According to a study from FairyGodBoss, age discrimination is not only common, itstarts earlier than most people might expect.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.