What age are all of you that are Vice Presidents or Directors? I’m curious if the ages will be similar or different. Also, is it bad to move up quickly, do people judge your age if you’re young and in a senior position?

Age does NOT matter! Please dont think that way. It will make you feel inferior and results into ageism with unconscious bias. You’re a baddie and should be strong in your skills and talents- don’t let anyone slow you down if you have a mission and goals!

LOVE Recruiter II’s sentiment but just here to add my own experience. I’m 31 and was promoted into a Director role at 30 after ~8 years in my industry & almost 4 years at my company. I had been promoted twice before that at this company, so I acknowledge I grew relatively quickly.

Almost everyone around me is at least 5 years my senior and in most cases, 10-15 years. I’ve found that I’m taken less seriously than most of my peers and am often left off the shortlist for high viz opportunities & projects. As noted, I started off as a middle-manager before making my way up——many witnessed my rapid growth and many of my colleagues and leaders haven’t quite accepted me in a “senior role.” It’s frustrating but I continue to contribute where I can, create opportunities for myself, make sure my voice is heard, and do the work & do it well. I understand that it may take some time to build up my own presence & reputation so I’m putting in the work.

Im old as dirt.

I hit director / assistant Dean at 28. Because I was already doing the role. I went from a director role to a project management role.

You need to remember that job titles are and can be extremely random. In the banking industry, you could be a project manager and only do project work with no direct reports and be considered a VP.

Every industry is different and so is their titling. Kinda like women’s clothes sizes.

I’m 34. I was a tech Director at a Fortune 20. I’m now a tech VP at a Fortune 15. Climbed the corporate ladder rather quickly from being a software engineer. I’m one of the lucky few. My peers and colleagues are all super professional.

VP-54 my MD is way younger than I am. Don’t be afraid, go for it.

I made AD at 35 and feel “behind” but have to remind myself that I went to law school and then bounced around for a few years before settling into a career. 🤷‍♀️ I try not to get too worried about it. I’m happy where I am and with the career trajectory ahead.

That thought has never crossed my mind. I’ve let go of the ability to care about things I can’t control.

I made director at 30. I definitely stand out as one of the youngest and doesn’t help I have a baby face. I did remove all dates of school from my resume. In 5 years I moved from AVP to VP to SVP to D all internally. I think you just need to have your results speak to your level and don’t stand for the people that say “you just need to wait and put in your time”. If you are operating at the level above you, go for it. I will say my first world problem is I keep getting promoted so fast that I’m always in lower range of bracket.

I was a director (in a diff industry) at 30 or 31 and everyone else was 55+ but I knew things they didn’t so they respected me. However everyone I managed was younger than me - not sure how it would have gone if I was managing some good ole boys.

This thread is so interesting. Director and VP mean such different things in different industries and even employment types. I was a director at 26, a founder at 28 a VP now and hopefully soon I will be a director again, and I'm turning 40. All upward trajectory, more prestigious roles, bigger companies.

I guess it's less helpful to compare yourself broadly, but I have always judged myself narrowly "how are the careers of other women my age, in my industry with my career path doing compared to me" is far more helpful and less self defeating in my mind.