How do you get past a baby face? I look much younger than I actually am, and while I love it in my personal life, I feel like coworkers tend to talk down to me because of it. I’m not sure it’s intentional, but I feel like it’s causing me to miss out on opportunities since for some reason looking young = being inexperienced?

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I feel like if it wasn’t that, there would be some other reason for them to look past. While it’s starting to fade now, when I was younger, I looked *really* young and felt like the same thing was happening to me. I try to be more confident when I talk and lead with, “In my x+ years of experience…”. Ideally, giving people the heads up that this isn’t my first day.

With 22 years of experience I feel my looks have hindered my progress. People are quick to judge on looks. I’m 45 and still look early 30s…I’ve now given up the chase to progress up the ladder and my days in corporate are numbered. I’m super capable and smart, more so than many of those that look older than me, but are younger in age! And more than that are threatened and hold insecurities.

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