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If you're over a certain age, you may have already experienced it. The painful realization you've been discriminated against due to age. Finally, powerful movements are afoot to tackle this profound social problem.
#ageism #aging
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[@creative4efficiency]

We need to start our own Co-op Companies and hire each other!

[@piperlynne1]

If the young people don't start working for the rights of the elderly then when they get old they will be subjected to the ageism themselves. So think long and hard on how you want to be treated as you age and I think this is a problem for all people not just people who are older.

[@jaylove3487]

Unfortunately most young people don’t live or plan for a future in their 50-60’s. I never… that said I was taught to respect my elders, value their knowledge.

[@claudettecote3553]

This is why I love what is happening in France right now. So many young people protesting against raising the retirement age

[@wilmacguzman4405]

Ageism hits women so much more - fifties is a bad time to try change jobs. I keep responding to all the FB posts admonitions/fashion advice for how women should not look old or show their age.

[@wilmacguzman4405]

"Nobody has the courtesy to talk to us about it" - rings so true. Not interested in getting any feedback from people with years of experience they can learn from.

[@daveg4417]

I applied for a CEO position at a small telecom company in BC, with more than 30 years of experience in the field from both a technical and business standpoint including running a successful business before, they told me that I was the best candidate but that I was too old at 55, and they hired a 25 year old with zero experience. The company is going downhill now and their customers are complaining about the service quality. They are always down, they don't even have battery backup on their services, and their website is filled with spelling mistakes. How can anyone take them seriously as a company. I wouldn't put up with it as their CEO, but you get what you choose.

[@caroljackson2622]

I am also an activist for our aging population. I received my master's in Gerontology during the pandemic while continuing to work full-time at a global technology company. I now work to bridge the understanding between employers and their later career employees. We are promoting new ways of working for our generation of workers. In the film, I heard several references to "rights" of older workers. Are there legal rights for older individuals in the workplace? I find those guidelines very difficult to enforce because we are also an expensive commodity and are typically ushered out so that 2 younger workers can replace one tenured employee.

[@marthahenrickson_today1428]

As a visual artist (photography etc) in my 80's, who has never stopped my practice, in fact expanded it to include a few chapbooks, my difficulty is finding it impossible to be considered for an exhibition, as the trend now is younger younger artists. No room for us old folks!!

[@jaylove3487]

I first starting experiencing ageism in my fifties, it’s hard to ignore. I was point blank told I was not granted a interview because I was too old, the job was too physically demanding and they did not feel someone my age would be capable. The fact that I can literally run circles around males and females 20-30 years younger was irrelevant as I was never given the opportunity to prove otherwise. When I pushed the issue I was told they were looking for somebody with less experience whom they could mold, they thought someone with my experience, too set in my ways.

[@cnpea00]

That is unfortunately the type of story we hear a lot. not only is it unfair and insulting for candidates, it also has a negative impact on those workplaces as it deprives other employees from learning and mentoring opportunities.

[@cptcosmo]

"somebody with less experience whom they could mold" meaning someone young, dumb, and full of spunk that they can overwork and underpay and not know that they're getting screwed in the process.

[@Whiteflower46]

Thank you for this important film.

[@olderandwiser333]

Thank you.

[@KerryMcArthur]

Yow! Bad typo on one of your final end credit slides... But overall, a stirring and timely doc. I'm sharing this with friends.

[@sundaynightentertainment1935]

Just wondering: where is the typo?

[@KerryMcArthur]

@@sundaynightentertainment1935, one of your penultimate credit slides misspells Canadian (viz., in the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit). Sorry to nitpick!

[@studentaccount4354]

There is another type of discrimination, it is economic or money based. Classism is another ism!