I have to admit that this topic has been running in my mind for awhile now. At the time before i hit 30 it was constantly on my mind. Then when I hit 30 - it wasn't that bad.
Just recently it got me thinking again. How did this come about?
Well, I went for carolling at the mall yesterday like infront of public audience , infront of ppl we dont' know :) Anyways.... 3 of us were in the car and were talking and apparently all 3 of us changed jobs this year. One of us was in HR. So she mentioned that should move before we hit 35. Coz once we hit 35 no one would wanna hire us anymore. How sad....
I mean why do people need to look at age as a factor? Isn't that unfair? What if I am 35 but and a hardworker and also a good employee - wouldn't that count for something. How come our asian culture doesn't give a person in their 30s to change their job function or change of career.
I have read in the newspapers , overseas where poeple change their jobs at age of 40 to different areas of their career. Some even to a totally new field.
I got me thinking. What if i hit 35 and decides that IT is not for me no more. Would it mean that I still have to stick to it and suffer with it till i retire? What a horrid thought.
This world....
1 comment:
In my humble opinion, I don't think companies are looking at age as a factor. Rather, they cannot pay the salary for a say 35 year old for a new role that he/she is looking for. For example, you are 35. You are earning 4k. Instead of doing IT, you decided you wanted to be in HR. The only experience you have on HR is the people relationship. You are not exposed to all the processes or what not. Yet you wanted 3.5K. With 3.5K, the company may be able to get someone with maybe 5 years of HR background and experience. Why would they want to employ you with zero experience?
It's economics, dear.
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