Quote from Mark Read, WPP CEO:


“We have a very broad range of skills and if you look at our people – the average age of someone who works at WPP is less than 30 – they don’t hark back to the 1980s, luckily.”

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That won’t come in a lawsuit

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I was reacting to how absurd it was to say it in public. I’ve since read that it may have been taken out of context, but it would still be problematic.

I was at a smaller independent agency where the partners said this type of thing all the time and they took steps to “hide” laying off senior, higher salary people. Everyone had to sign a termination agreement when they left saying it wasn’t age related.

So, I can only imagine this will come up in a large holding company.

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Fark off Mark.

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He is off base. As a former WPP employee I am not shocked. FYI, totally viable at 60 but too many inept, old white guys are sitting in judgement in order to secure their jobs. It'd be funny if it weren't so loathsome.

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Yes it is loathsome. When I was 55 I met with a very prominent recruiter who told me I was too old to land a new gig. Idiot. I went on the spend the next 5 years as a CEO /Client lead.

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Good thing he’s less than 30.

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Great

I’ve always been aware that we have the shelf life of athletes, but what been surprisingly disappointing is that there’s none of the after career choices like athletes have like coaching.

Can’t use athletes as a comparison. In the NFL a running back is considered OLD north of 30. Plus, we use our minds and not our bodies.

Isn’t him saying that, technically age discrimination?

By only claiming what they are (under 30) as opposed to what they do (hire under 30) they are skirting legalities. There will be outrage but that's about it.

Nope.
Dip.
Shit.

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