# ageism
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11:09Story 2 — Is hustle culture just a young person's game?Leanne Elliott: Anyway, what have you seen, Al? Al Elliott: Okay. Uh, onto something I read about hustle culture. Uh, you probably all know what hustle culture is. It's the idea that you sort of get up at 5:00 AM and theEP 290 · 7 Apr 2026·news roundup· 11:09–19:410:00You're 53. You're done — why 'pack it in' advice is toxicJohn Tarnoff: Over. It's over. You're never going to get another job. You're 53. Oh, you're done. And this advice that you should just pack it in is, is toxic Leanne Elliott: So first of all, accept that ageism exists JoEP 187 · 10 Apr 2025·interview· 0:00–6:336:33John's clients: ignored, overlooked, dismissedJohn Tarnoff: Primarily, they feel that they are ignored. Overlooked and dismissed in the job market. They kind of acquire this, this kind of chip on their shoulder, not because they're intrinsically defensive about whatEP 187 · 10 Apr 2025·interview· 6:33–7:2411:34It is never too late — the short-sightedness of ageist employersLeanne Elliott: I'm with you. It's, it's what I work in recruitment as a as an organizational psychologist and the candidate experience is something that I'm constantly having to talk to organizations about, about how imEP 187 · 10 Apr 2025·interview· 11:34–19:1519:15The most common ageist trope: 'You're overqualified'John Tarnoff: The most common ageist trope is, I think you're a little overqualified for this position, or don't you think you're a little overqualified for this position? Right. And to be fair, on the employer and the rEP 187 · 10 Apr 2025·interview· 19:15–23:1223:12Don't get distracted by the ageism argumentLeanne Elliott: And is this what you mean when you tell your clients to focus, divert their focus away from ageism and towards adding value to an organization? John Tarnoff: Yeah, I think we get distracted by the ageism EP 187 · 10 Apr 2025·interview· 23:12–27:0318:02Complimenting weight loss and 'you're looking well'Al Elliott: Okay. So, I've got another one. One of our older employees, again, I don't know why they need to say older. One of our employees, see, I'm learning Enya Doyle: I'm learning Al Elliott: One of our employees haEP 175 · 27 Feb 2025·interview· 18:02–22:3624:56Workplace Clinic: 'Is 40 too old to change careers?'Al Elliott: So question number 2 is actually from Reddit, but it's such a good question that I thought it would be good to put to you. This person writes, I'll be 40 later this year and I'm considering making a major carEP 90 · 16 Apr 2024·news roundup· 24:56–30:06
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