Do government jobs ever hire people 50+?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My agency (state) is way more likely to hire someone 50 than 25. Our average age is 47. TBH, it's one of the reasons I took this job at 44--protection against ageism.

I was thinking about looking for jobs with my state for this very reason!

OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes but you should be prepared to have managers who are 20 years younger than you and not piss them off by pretending you know more than them.

That is doable for me. I don't feel like I have to be rude or annoying and am fine with a younger manager.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but you should be prepared to have managers who are 20 years younger than you and not piss them off by pretending you know more than them.

That is doable for me. I don't feel like I have to be rude or annoying and am fine with a younger manager.

I mean I don’t care what age my manager is, because I’m not ageist! I’ve had younger and older, we all have our roles and strengths.

I never pretend I know more than anyone, and do my best to find subtle ways (asking right questions rather than telling) if infact I do know something.