AGE DISCRIMINATION, OR AGEISM
Does age discrimination exist? I believe that it does, although it is not supposed to exist, but it’s difficult to prove. What are some things that might clue you in that you are being discriminated against due to your age?
• Older workers are being fired or offered buyouts, and younger ones are being hired.
• You are reassigned to unpleasant duties.
• You start hearing comments about your age.
• You stop getting raises.
• You are given low scores on your performance reviews. (Horovitz, 2015)
So how does one ‘fight’ these problems? There probably isn’t much that can be done if you are fired or offered a buyout, unless you are positive it is due to age. Then you can try to fight the layoff by filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Almost one-fourth of the claims filed with the EEOC are age-discrimination matters. (PBS News Hour, 2009) …show more content…
• Work in your chosen career
• Work for and with people with whom you get along
• Keep learning; participate in continuing education at your work or, if not offered there, on your own, but in your career field.
Before you leave that job, figure out what you are going to do with the rest of your life. Make it something you really want to do, what you are passionate about; turn a hobby into your next job/career; work part-time or use a flex-time schedule; volunteer, etc. Above all, know yourself. (Sedlar & Miners, 2007) Some people volunteer with an expectation of really helping others, but sometimes that turns into being asked to do mundane tasks instead, so instead of being encouraged and feeling valued, they are hard to keep because they have been ‘tossed’ by the wayside. Think big and realize that happiness does not necessarily come from being successful. Know what truly counts: your health, your belief in yourself, and your passion. (Crandell,
Does age discrimination exist? I believe that it does, although it is not supposed to exist, but it’s difficult to prove. What are some things that might clue you in that you are being discriminated against due to your age?
• Older workers are being fired or offered buyouts, and younger ones are being hired.
• You are reassigned to unpleasant duties.
• You start hearing comments about your age.
• You stop getting raises.
• You are given low scores on your performance reviews. (Horovitz, 2015)
So how does one ‘fight’ these problems? There probably isn’t much that can be done if you are fired or offered a buyout, unless you are positive it is due to age. Then you can try to fight the layoff by filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Almost one-fourth of the claims filed with the EEOC are age-discrimination matters. (PBS News Hour, 2009) …show more content…
• Work in your chosen career
• Work for and with people with whom you get along
• Keep learning; participate in continuing education at your work or, if not offered there, on your own, but in your career field.
Before you leave that job, figure out what you are going to do with the rest of your life. Make it something you really want to do, what you are passionate about; turn a hobby into your next job/career; work part-time or use a flex-time schedule; volunteer, etc. Above all, know yourself. (Sedlar & Miners, 2007) Some people volunteer with an expectation of really helping others, but sometimes that turns into being asked to do mundane tasks instead, so instead of being encouraged and feeling valued, they are hard to keep because they have been ‘tossed’ by the wayside. Think big and realize that happiness does not necessarily come from being successful. Know what truly counts: your health, your belief in yourself, and your passion. (Crandell,