Ageism

I think you are spot on Elizabeth
They are called limiting self-beliefs, aren't they?
The trouble is that it does reinforce a stereotype of older people that I imagine most GNers are trying to get away from

I agree with you jane. I remember not too long ago some teachers complaining about raising their retirement age and one said that you cannot expect someone of 60 to get down on the floor and play with young children. I can't see why not, I'm older than that and get down and play with my GSs. As they say 'age is only a number'

elizabeth I think she was a very silly woman, that is assuming you were not asking her to pole dance or strip!

Moved don't be ageist!

I'm somewhere in the world there are 60+ strippers and pole dancers

Well there might be but I don't think many would pay to watch them! Actually, I suppose there are people who still look good naked when they are grandmothers but I am not one of them.

River don't you think she could be excused for refusing to do such a job? It has me in fits of giggles just thinking about being asked to do such a job!

Memo to self: I must stop thinking that everyone has wrinkles all over at my age.

All over, Moved???

She could have her benefits removed if she refused!

Oh Ana, I think so yes!

Now we all want to know what the job was! Tell us elizabeth before weo go overboard on this.

I can understand why people complain about Ageism to some extent.
I worked for the council for the last 5 years of my working life in the After Care service generally dealing with people up to 21.
My manager was not allowed access to my age and she suggested I should train to be a social worker.
She was very surprised when I responded I was 57 but she did say if I wanted to do the 5 year course at the expense of the tax payers she could have stop me.
Should the council be legally obliged to pay for 5 years of training for a 57 year old man?.

Frank

Elizabeth1 I do hope that you answered "Oh, so am I! How old are yours?"

Frank, the social work course is 2 years.

Sorry, 3 years for a social work degree, nowadays. Mine was two.

Maybe Frank has to take his A-levels first .

As far as I am aware it was 3 years to qualify for the Social Work degree and then there was also some specialist training.
I never went in to detail but they did regard 5 years as the time to do all the training in my department to become a fully operational social worker.
That said I might have had some exemptions as I had done some courses etc.
Even if it is 3 years 57 is too old to start that type of course.

Frank

Moved, your post reminded me of a song my Dad used to sing. ''No matter how young a prune may be it's always covered in wrinkles, We have wrinkles on our face a prune has wrinkles in every place!''

I agree with elizabeth et al. I think we often make a rod for our own backs - not GNers of course but those of similar age. I beetled off to a Primary Care exhibition yesterday and was delighted to be thought young enough to be invited to join a nursing bank - or perhaps they were desperate! Neither am I a nurse I might add!!!

I do feel though that some older people 'let themselves go' and first impressions do count.

Frank things are improving. Back in the 1960s my mother was deemed too old to be trained as a teacher at 40.

I am a great believer in the philosophy of 'what as age got to do with it?'

As for teachers being too old at 60 to bend down and sit on the floor with children. DH, 70 later this year, is just about to set off for Bremerhaven to survey a tug and the part of a wind farm it is about to tow off shore. This means climbing up and down ladders, on and off tugs, a bit like a big kid on a climbing frame. If he can do it, and he is not the naturally lithe and athletic sort.........

Given your animosity towards social workers, Frank, it's a good job you didn't bother!