Old Man's Game
I'm tired of the old man's world I live and work in. The people around me infuriate me when we have an argument or "heated conversation" and the next words out of their mouth are "How old are you anyway?" Or you hear people talking and saying that I belong on the other side of the building. That's where the twenty-somethings or recent grads are pursuing their lucrative careers in sales!!! Woohoo.
To give an idea of the environment, I am the youngest (25) technical, full-time, non-contractor in this building. My closest "contemporary" is 34, and he's had 6 years in with the company. Technically speaking, my job is more visible, and more technically inclined. Usually this position, in this company, is reserved for people moving from the switch (TCOM) (you know, after 5+ years of service) into a more Headquarters/Area business role. It's not my fault I used to work for a company that would take just about anyone in their Translations group! I swear that some of the folks there came fresh off of the grill or the fry vat....but some of us learned and became engineer equivalents...
Oh well, I guess I'll just sit here and finish up my MBA and then we'll see what happens when I become these people's boss....at least then I won't hear the age argument straight to my face. Kinda reminds me of the crap you hear about the military, when the fresh faced punks came in as Lieutenants, because of college, and the lifers were pissed because some greenhorn was telling them what to do.
The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
--H. L. Mencken