I was recently part of a staff reduction , were 60% of the staff that was let go was over 50yrs old.
I worked for this company for 12 years and as it grew it hired younger and younger candidates. Almost exclusively. They have a very specific type they wanted us to look for. As it grew I was called out as being the "old guy" or "Dad" and endeared many comments from higher level executives as well as people in other departments. I wasn't the only one.
Bankers only cares about production. Everything else, including age, is secondary.
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