10824 - Over 50 and out to pasture? Time for employers and government to stamp out age discrimination. | INTHEBLACK
First of all, older workers were deemed to be “rusty” – slow, unfit, and at risk of workplace injury. Mature-age job seekers, especially women, felt they were “invisible”. One interviewee said that when she arrived for a job interview the manager’s “face dropped” when she walked into the room. Finally, older workers are seen to be “threatening” – resistant to change, and less willing or able to adapt.