Dealing With Ageism In The Workplace

By Christine King


If you ever been caught in a predicament where you apply for the position that you know you are 100% qualified for, and yet the job was given to someone else simply because they are younger, you are not alone. This type of thing has been happening for decades and is common practice across the board. The time given to its is ageism in the workplace. This is basically a common practice of declining all the people for the position purely based on their age.

So this basically applies to anybody only is approaching middle age or about middle age. Ultimately, younger people will always be preferred for the specific a role or position over you just because of your age. So if you have decent apply for a job and don't know why you declined but you are approaching middle age or over it, you should consider this.

So what basically happens is that a position is advertised and then you get a number of applicants applying for that specific role. Ultimately, the applicants will range and different in age and qualifications as well. Ultimately, when it comes to choosing the most suitable candidate, most companies go with the younger applicant. This could be due to stereotypes related to growing older.

So it doesn't matter what industry you are applying at what company you are applying at for that matter as well. Ultimately, this is simply a stereotype that is attached to aging or the aging process in general. So all the people always seen as less fit than younger ones.

It has been happening for decades and it is simply a stereotype. However there are certain laws that also encourage the stereotype one of them being the retirement age law. However, this can all be changed with time. So basically doesn't matter where or when it takes place all that matters is that it is still being practiced even told this day.

That is why this happens is very unclear. However, when it comes all boils down to why it is being done, it is obvious to see that's older people are discriminated against. Although companies cannot prove that younger people are more suitable or qualified for the position, they have this general mentality that older people are stickier and less healthy than young people.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter whether you are young or old. All that matters is that irrespective of what your age group is, you still need to support and provide for your families. So the stigma that younger people are somehow better suited for the position because of the age is something that has nearly placed more experienced and qualified individuals on the back burner.

So when it comes to trying to change this, people need to stick together and stand up for one thing and communicate in one voice. Ultimately, if more people get together and fight against this unfair practice and discrimination against the elderly, then They basically will get laws changed in their specific countries. The only time that companies will be able to get away with this is if people allow them to do so.




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