Workers age 45 and younger are experiencing ageism in mid-career, with 30 percent of men and 27 percent of women reporting that they’ve run up against “a negative age-based remark from a coworker.” (Photo: Shutterstock)
An aging population in search of new jobs, or focused on trying to hold onto the ones they have, are having to cope with a well-entrenched stream of ageism—and it doesn’t wait till people hit 65 to rear its ugly head.
According to a study from FairyGodBoss, age discrimination is not only common, it starts earlier than most people might expect.
In fact, workers as young as 45—or even younger—are experiencing ageism in mid-career, with 30 percent of men and 27 percent of women reporting that they’ve run up against “a negative age-based remark from a coworker,” the most common form; that’s just a tad ahead of “respondents’ belief that they were passed over for a job due to their age.”
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
