[Banjoguy]

I could be over sixty, and very productive but no one will hire me as a professional. Youth rules in the workplace and youngsters run the human resource offices. They look at you and you can see the look on their faces as they obviously are thinking, "man, this dude is old". At one job interview, despite a long, documented range of experiences, I was treated with hostility, almost as if I were a moron.

...problem is, ageism is silent but rampant.

[stuartcr]

I agree. I'm hoping I can stay working until I just can't get up in the morning. I can't imagine retiring. I've never made enough money, to be able to save what I would need to live even until I'm 100yo.

[djf]

Ageism is a problem. I used to listen to my wifes dad when he felt like talking. And he could tell the most amazing stories you could imagine.

It often seems sad and somewhat cruel to me that people who have had such experience and wisdom pounded into them are shuffled to the sidelines.

As a long time computer pro, I put alot of faith in people who have made (AND LEARNED FROM) major mistakes.