Ugh, had an interview for a great role but the hiring manager is so young and I could tell he was uncomfortable with the idea of having an older woman report into him. I tried to turn it around but I highly doubt I’ll get called back. I really wish agencies would stop promoting really young people to critical leadership positions. It makes ageism so much harder to overcome.

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Agreed, I interviewed for a role and this person felt completely threatened by me because I had more experience and knowledge and it was very evident during the interview.

Didn’t get the role and later found out someone much less experienced than me got the role.

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I’ve been really shocked lately seeing Strategy Directors with less than 10 years of experience.
I moved countries at 38 (worst idea ever) and the first 3 years “I didn’t have enough Canadian experience”
12 years after I have too much experience aka too old.

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Are you me? I have the same story as yours. Also lost a strategy director role to somebody who started his advertising career in 2020.

That is so rude! Sorry to hear.

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It's all about hiring young now, I even heard a creative director say out loud at a company meeting. "We need to hire young, We don't like the way old people think"

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Same here a couple of years ago I interviewed at two places. They hired 2 guys half my age 👵🏼

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I have a friend in his mid-50s who has a new job and is being manipulative to undermine his younger boss and I said "you know, you're why they prefer to hire young people who are more easily controlled"
sigh

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It just happened again. I was approached by HR for a freelance role and then the hiring manager (head of strategy) declined to interview me. I looked them up on LinkedIn and she so junior.

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