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I was told I could not get a freelance gig because it involved a lot of Instagram and “people your age are not native on Instagram.“ I was told this by a 30-ish year-old creative director and she said it with a straight face
I’m appalled.
Microaggressions. Every. DAMN. Day.
I believe I was laid off bc of age and gender.
Surprisingly, no. And I’m 60
Yes however it was covert and under the line of actionable. Sadly, it is extremely difficult to prove.
Yes several times
Yep. A few times. There’s a creative that loves saying “ok grandpa” to anyone over 40.
Go to human resources and the president of the agency immediately. Put it in writing. You should not have to feel that way. You should not have to go home at night pissed off. And this person will keep doing it the rest of your career without some first step of discipline. Man up and do it. Or woman up. No assumptions