Tag: Ageism

The man couldn’t speak, but he sure knew how to twerk. The outside concert wasn’t playing twerk music, but the disabled 45-year-old man didn’t care. He came to twerk, and that’s all there was to it. I watched as the man, let’s call him Silent Twerker, held onto th...

Istarted cultivating relationships with “good” old ladies when I was only 46. My first old lady, Henrietta, was 75. I didn’t call her my old lady. I didn’t realize I would go on to amass a group of them. Nor did I truly understand how important my old ladies were...

After many difficult dental procedures, I have developed a consistent sense of dread when I have to go to the dentist. After two bridges, several crowns and a failed dental implant, I work hard to remind myself that the point of going to the dentist is to have healthy, functional teeth, instead of o...

Mary, age 58, is trying to find a new job after being let go despite many years of service. After sending out over 1000 resumes, attending numerous interviews, and conducting a grueling job search that lasted over a year, Mary finally took a job at 60% of her salary. Although Mary had years of exper...

I am an “older worker.” The age that qualifies one as such seems to depend on the age of your colleagues. The younger they are, the more likely a person in their 40s can qualify for the definition of being an older worker. Me? Way beyond 40. I am 64. I work in a field that is tech hea...