Actually, that happened to me also at the age of 55. It does seem that then the companies thought that although experience was a good thing, youth and growing into the job was more important. Actually, I can understand that to some extent but they did take it overboard a bit and lost a lot of experience along the way.
Today, they do seem more interested in low cost employers than they use to - are costs that much higher? Don’t really know the problem but it does exist.
Your statement is just another affirmation of the theory I’ve been holding. Youth and cheap labor trumps what us old guys can bring to the table. Why pay me $50K or $60K a year for my experience and knowledge when some 24 year old kid is willing to do it for $30K?
Soon going to be happening to me, too. Mid 50’s.
Served 24 years.
At my age, no other employer will get 24.
Loyalty means nothing. I’ll probably have a bunch of short term/part time jobs until able to tap retirement accounts.
What will it matter on a resume?