I, only months ago, experienced age discrimination by a large retailer. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has adopted specific guidelines to protect employees and job applicants against age discrimination. "Age" discrmination is in the company of other criteria which, if used in whole or part to make a decision to reject an applicant from a job and/or promotion, (race, creed, national origin, color, sexual orientation, gender, health, and/or appearance) are grounds for filing complaints with the EEOC. I believe my case is not unique. I am soon to be 65; in excellent mental and physical health. I say this because many jobs require lifting up to predetermined weights and other physical criteria such as climbing ladders, stooping, standing for long periods, etc. This is the only reason for rejection that requires no comparison to other candidates or by qualifiaction from work experience and history, background check and drug testing. Please tell me your story?

So Im 59, extensively skilled in executive management and cant, for the life of me, land an appropriate job. I'm just about to file a discrimination complaint (not normally my style) but Im so exasperated! Anyone out there got advice or experience with age discriminsation issues?

how does age discrimination affect other workers in the workplace?

Seriously, how often. Are you sick of ageism? The time I faced it was when I was at a video gaming club and after it was 9, we had to leave. I was 17 at the time. Whats worse is that the doctors are very ageist, since I heard they won't get a guy permanantly sterilized until he was 25 or 30, now that's messed up? The question is, how often to people under 21 face age discrimination? Aren't we all sick of it?