How old is too old?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My appliance repair man is in his late 80's and still working full time. He is amazing.

You are never too old.

The people working in their 70's and 80's look younger and keep their youth.

I mean a high paying job. At 55-70 you want to drive a school bus, Walmart greeter or fix appliances no problem

But what if you want a 200-300k job at Fannie/Freddie/Cap One/Akamai/Microsoft/Amazon- the DC companies that pay well?

Is there a “hidden” age where they just toss candidates resumes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Genx/boomers need to retire

Who will do the work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Genx/boomers need to retire

Who will do the work?

Lol

[Anonymous]

Gen X runs through 1980 -
Gen X might be in the work force till 2047 if they retire at 67.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My appliance repair man is in his late 80's and still working full time. He is amazing.

You are never too old.

The people working in their 70's and 80's look younger and keep their youth.

I mean a high paying job. At 55-70 you want to drive a school bus, Walmart greeter or fix appliances no problem

But what if you want a 200-300k job at Fannie/Freddie/Cap One/Akamai/Microsoft/Amazon- the DC companies that pay well?

Is there a “hidden” age where they just toss candidates resumes?

So a 200k job with real estate developer, economic consulting or carlyle is not a good job? Har har.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Genx/boomers need to retire

Who will do the work?

True. This quiet quitting crap is not in our DNA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Genx/boomers need to retire

I’m Gen X and 45 years old. I will gladly retire if that’s allowed.

[Anonymous]

I got my highest paying job and best job at 58 and I will be 60 in July. F&*k you ageists!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gen X runs through 1980 -
Gen X might be in the work force till 2047 if they retire at 67.

Gen X can't retire. The Baby Boomers took most of the good jobs for our entire careers, and it wasn't until the pandemic that the younger ones with pensions decided they could leave to go golfing/enjoy their vacation places, etc. because "life's too short".

GenX is mostly not pensioned (unlike the Baby Boomers). And we've been kicked in the teeth so many times economically, I think you can expect to see us around for a lot longer.

I can remember when I just got out of college, the labor economists predicted good economic success for my "birth dearth" generation. Never happened. Until maybe post-pandemic. We'll see how long the current labor market conditions prevail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gen X runs through 1980 -
Gen X might be in the work force till 2047 if they retire at 67.

Gen X can't retire. The Baby Boomers took most of the good jobs for our entire careers, and it wasn't until the pandemic that the younger ones with pensions decided they could leave to go golfing/enjoy their vacation places, etc. because "life's too short".

GenX is mostly not pensioned (unlike the Baby Boomers). And we've been kicked in the teeth so many times economically, I think you can expect to see us around for a lot longer.

I can remember when I just got out of college, the labor economists predicted good economic success for my "birth dearth" generation. Never happened. Until maybe post-pandemic. We'll see how long the current labor market conditions prevail.

GenX here. I graduated college in 1999, had a great 1 year and the dot.com burst.

Then 9/11

I got a Fed contracting job because they were only people still hiring.

Married in 2005, and wanted to buy a house but OMG so expensive now so can’t do that — we grew up poor

Love to move into Silicon Valley tech at this time, FB just founded, iPhone launched, but GenX is 30+, and ageism is established doctrine:

“ To be fair, that quote about old losers is from way back in 2007, when Zuck was but a grown child of 22 and not yet media trained. That was when Zuck said: “Young people are just smarter.”

And then the millenials arrive and squeeze the labor market, while boomers don’t leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gen X runs through 1980 -
Gen X might be in the work force till 2047 if they retire at 67.

Gen X can't retire. The Baby Boomers took most of the good jobs for our entire careers, and it wasn't until the pandemic that the younger ones with pensions decided they could leave to go golfing/enjoy their vacation places, etc. because "life's too short".

GenX is mostly not pensioned (unlike the Baby Boomers). And we've been kicked in the teeth so many times economically, I think you can expect to see us around for a lot longer.

I can remember when I just got out of college, the labor economists predicted good economic success for my "birth dearth" generation. Never happened. Until maybe post-pandemic. We'll see how long the current labor market conditions prevail.

GenX here. I graduated college in 1999, had a great 1 year and the dot.com burst.

Then 9/11

I got a Fed contracting job because they were only people still hiring.

Married in 2005, and wanted to buy a house but OMG so expensive now so can’t do that — we grew up poor

Love to move into Silicon Valley tech at this time, FB just founded, iPhone launched, but GenX is 30+, and ageism is established doctrine:

“ To be fair, that quote about old losers is from way back in 2007, when Zuck was but a grown child of 22 and not yet media trained. That was when Zuck said: “Young people are just smarter.”

And then the millenials arrive and squeeze the labor market, while boomers don’t leave.

I worked in tech at a FAANG type start up and got job at 58 no problem. But I left it at 60 voluntarily as what was exciting and new and fun for the 23-29 year old I was no long excited about. Plus pay is fantastic if you are 28. But for a 60 year old not so much.

I found it easy to get as problem solvers, take home tasks, bar raisers we’re all grades with a score

[Anonymous]

55 just transferred agencies where nobody knew me GS15 $190K, I'd say that's a decent job...I joined the feds 10 years ago.

[Anonymous]

You can work as long as you want. It all depends on what you're willing to do and where you're willing to do it.

[Anonymous]

Don't worry about Gen X. We are a small cohort. Though we will probably work a long time.

I'm a hiring manager, and my current viewpoint is that I don't want to hire anyone under age 40. I'm so sick of inexperience and entitlement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:55 just transferred agencies where nobody knew me GS15 $190K, I'd say that's a decent job...I joined the feds 10 years ago.

Well, you were already a Fed. This does not count.