Forget Indeed. Those Over 50 Should Be Looking on These Job Boards Instead.

Kristen Kay Brady
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readJun 24, 2023

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When I was younger I had no problem getting a job. Now that I’m over 50, I couldn’t even work at McDonald’s if I wanted to:

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Hi Kristen,

Thank you for applying for a Team Member position with McDonald’s. At this time, we have decided not to move forward with your application. We appreciate your interest in our jobs and wish you the best of luck in your search!

Thank you,
McDonald’s hiring team at McD of Grand Morton (37954).

I have gone on more than 6 job interviews over the last couple of months and have been turned down for all of them. I’m not saying that there is age discrimination going on here. But when certain employers in the job interview say that “There’s a lot of younger workers here. Would you be comfortable working with them?” Or “We’re not sure you fit in with our company culture, but thank you for coming by.” When I hear those types of things I start to wonder, “Am I too old to be hired?”

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