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[quote=Anonymous]I am a woman over 40. When the 30 and under crowd of women at my new job learned I was making over six figures, they were vicious toward me. I was a new hire. I also had graduate degrees, so I wouldn't use the employee tuition assistant. I had the clearance and the experience, never had kids.

What I really had that my employer found valuable, which would have helped the entire company, including the younger women, was my overflowing Rolodex (in today's terms - I had numerous industry contacts). I spent a lifetime building not just my résumé, but these relationships, to be fair, young people did not have yet.

As far as advice, I found the younger women such as yourself did not want to heed my advice as a mentor. I would never have advised any one to out off having kids and a family. Instead of learning from those with more experience or seeking advice on how to build a résumé, most younger people just wanted to leapfrog into a higher-paying job, wanted to be in charge but not be responsible.

Be careful what you ask for.  [/quote]

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