Having reached the ripe old age of 57 (and not being a variety of Heinz), I now find myself having to look for a new job, but who wants an old codger?
At least that's the way it comes across in 99% of the job adverts.
I thought I'd “got it cracked” when, after carefully redrafting my CV, I started to get the odd tug on the fishing line. But just when, in my own mind, I congratulated the agencies for not discriminating by age, it then dawned on me that it wasn't the agencies that awarded the jobs anyway, so they could afford their neutral stance. It was the employers, and despite what their employment policies read like, who can truly know if they put their money where their mouths are? It's all too easy for them to find reasons to choose other, younger candidates. I only know that in my own experience to date I am still waiting in vain for that first job offer, despite being a tried and proven business man who has worked at Managing Director level.
Sainsbury here I come………….stack those shelves.
My reverse fairy tale……..from riches to rags
Hold on………..freelance writing……….now there's a thought
