As I get older, I muse on why I enjoy being of an age. I truly do not reflect back on my 20s and think, oh I miss it. I won't deny there are some days where I wish I could slow time down and remain in my early 30s, but I'll adjust. The one area age is a contributing factor and I've enjoyed my worldly age is in my career. I've always been too young to be in the position I find myself in. Twice I've been in management positions where people thought me too young, but I've persevered.
Currently, I work in a research center where my coworkers are older than me, a few have even worked here a couple of decades. I like my coworkers and the environment I've settled into, but there are exceptions, such as when someone questions my age, therefore my knowledge. It's happened before where a customer will ask me how long I've worked here followed by I want someone who's been here longer. I always have to pull out my vitae and explain I've worked in my specialization for x years and ran my own collection for x years and was a university instructor in my specialized field as well. So today, I was once again frustrated to have a customer inform me I was too young to know what I was talking about.
I'll try to take it as a compliment that I appear young, I've accomplished so much at an early age, or heck, I'll accept they're just having a bad day. Either way, please don't insult my intelligence.
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5 comments:
I know *exactly* what you mean. I used to have the same thing happen to me and, like you, found it quite insulting that someone questioned my intelligence and decision-making simply because I didn't meet their age requirement. Now that I'm in my 40s, it doesn't happen nearly as often ;-) Hang in there -- and don't let the old curmudgeons get you down! ~~Amy
Age does not equal wisdom, Age equals age. Do not let ageism win!
William Blake was under the impression that experience clouds vision, that imagination surrenders to age. Keep being creative and sharing your knowledge!
Age is a funny thing, well, it used to be a funny thing. It's not so much fun anymore. When you get older, there is a tendency to view people younger than you as less experienced or having less knowledge. Just give them the finger.
Wish I'd been there and you'd turned it over to me. Then I would have made a point to consult with you or lob it back saying you knew more about whatever it was than I! Wanting someone older is just like wanting a man or a certain race to impart specific knowledge. It's rude and an insult because they think you are self centered enough not to ask a colleague if you don't know the answer. Hmmm, now that I think, it does sound like a couple of someones we know.
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