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by virken2015 3481 days ago
I've been through three major restructurings and as a 56 year old PM, I can tell you it's really tough to get a new PM gig - companies want millenials, not someone old enough to be their parent
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Try looking for a job on Oldgeekjobs.com; it was founded due to this very issue: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12506232
Here's a timely read on age discrimination >

There is no doubt that bigotry and discrimination thrive in the dirty little corners of the corporate world. But if there is age anxiety in your own mind, that’s far more dangerous to your career. > http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/ask-headhunter-age-...

Yep, that's exactly what i'm afraid of.