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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are there these periodic random posts about ageism in this forum, that seem to be from the same person, with little detail about any actual case?

Right now, being an older worker is an advantage. It's young people who are having a hard time.[/quote]

Why would you think that there's only one person experiencing this, when every day brings another set of statistics about the employment bloodbath older, more skilled workers are experiencing? Don't you read the papers? Sure, it's ok if you have a job... for now. But if you get laid off, as [i]so many are[/i], your chances of finding another one are abysmal.

I'm squirreling away every cent I can in anticipating of getting canned bc of AI, high salary, etc. [/quote]

Employment bloodbath? The current UR for mid career workers is 3%.[/quote]

Trying to deny reality?

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/after-the-fork-greater-washington-leads-the-nation-in-regional-job-loss/

https://does.dc.gov/release/washington-metro%E2%80%99s-unemployment-rate-52-percent[/quote]

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