Consultants who look young: how do you deal with clients, or even co workers consistently asking your age, or making comments about how young you look? Any advice to help me not pull my hair out?

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Pulling your hair out should help actually

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Make it a game. “I’m actually 42. My family has a genetic condition that keeps us looking youthful. The unfortunate side effect is an overactive kidney. Most of us have some form of kidney failure by our late 40s...”

That should shut them right up.

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Tell them you will sell them your “beauty routine” for a free lunch. If they buy, slip them a sheet of paper that says “Genetics”.

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Glasses

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Beard

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I tend to always over-dress a bit (always wear a blazer) and just laugh it off - make jokes about that special French spa I fly to every wknd. If they continue to press, I will speak to them 1:1, with leadership support. Remember that sometimes clients are uncomfortable when we’re around and they will “poke” at us because they are insecure.

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Glasses. Or I just avoid the subject

Once had a client ask "shouldn't you be in school right now?" I just laughed it off and told them why I was there

Most of us went through this. It’s nothing personal, it’s just a weird feeling for us old timers. Laugh it off, or ignore it

I tap my face, smile and say compliments of Estée Lauder!!! Then get back to job at hand 😝

Sleep as much as possible

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