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Man Goes To A Job Interview For The First Time In 38 Years, Ruins It By Being A Boomer
While the process of finding a job got easier for the younger folk, the opposite happened for the older generation. Used to just ‘showing up and asking for a job’ now they have to deal with crafting a flawless résumé, finding offers online, having a LinkedIn presence, and some degree of digital skills. All of this gets harder to navigate with age, and employers who often choose younger workers over those close to retirement aren’t making it easier.
Redditor dat_woman_over_there’s 59-year-old father-in-law who lost his job after working 38 years at a company, struggled for two months before his son set up an interview at his job to help him. However, instead of being grateful, he, for some reason, channeled his inner Boomer, embarrassing him in front of colleagues and management.
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Finding a job for older adults is significantly harder than for younger people
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This son set up an interview for his father at the company where he works to help, which he completely wasted with his Boomer mindset
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The odds that an older employee would be employed are 42% lower than for young people
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Half of people in their 50s lose their jobs at least once, and if an older person is laid off, they are significantly more likely to suffer long-term unemployment than other age groups. In fact, the odds that an older employee would be employed are 42% lower than for younger people.
Age discrimination is a big part of it, with 74% claiming that they have seen or experienced it. This number is at its highest since the American Association of Retired Persons started tracking this data in 2003. Even though the Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects U.S. workers against discrimination based on age, the odds are often against older job seekers.
One of these odds is automatic tracking systems that sort résumés according to dates and missing skills. If, for example, digital skills aren’t listed, their CV can be immediately rejected, even though these abilities are easily taught.
In addition, older workers may be at a disadvantage, as some might feel less confident in finding work, especially because of their age. Therefore, they might put less effort into their search, thinking, “Why bother? No one’s going to hire me anyway.”
To find a job, some older adults try to hide any signs of their maturity and age
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One piece of advice that older job seekers might get to be more successful in their search is to hide any suggestions of their maturity and age. In one study, researchers sent out 8,000 fake résumés to hiring managers and tracked their eye movements. It was found that their eyes were pausing at years of employment history and the year potential workers got their education. In general, they spent more time looking at the CVs of younger individuals.
For this reason, some don’t even bother applying to positions where they ask for a graduation date in their online job offers or even avoid including graduation and work dates in their résumés. Others purposely color their hair before interviews and put their social media and information on their CVs to show employers that they’re up to date with modern trends.
Another useful recommendation is to apply to companies committed to hiring older workers. More than 1,000 organizations, like Humana, Microsoft, Marriott International, and McDonald’s, have signed on to the AARP Employer Pledge program and promised to boost older employees reemployment.
Some red flags of age-exclusive workplaces are if their website and advertisements only showcase employees in their 20s and 30s. And if a hiring person asks too many questions about age—either in an application or an interview—that should be considered a bad sign.
They also shouldn’t comment, “I wasn’t even born when you did that work experience or went to college.” To save time and disappointment, older job seekers should look for language in job ads that specifically indicates that the company doesn’t discriminate based on age.
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Many readers sympathized and shared similar stories
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Trev Fontaine 5 months ago
Seems more interested in calling the guy a boomer than just writing a story about an old twat beint a d**k
AndyR 5 months ago (edited)
And calling anyone they don't like a boomer... As if the generation you were born in defines your entire personality.
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BewilderedBanana 5 months ago
There's a difference between being a boomer and being an asshóle. Can we stop labeling people based on their date of birth? I don't know any older people who would behave this way at an interview just because of their age. But i know people of all ages who would, because that's their personality (or lack thereof). just like i've seen younger people, just out of school, who apply for jobs demanding exorbitant salaries for doing very little, when they don't even have a shred of experience. It's entitlement and asshólery, nothing to do with age
Paul C 5 months ago
I was going to say almost the exact same thing. Surprisingly, older people can be total arseholes too. It's not the prerogative of the young. I work with around 20 people in the 50-62 age group (plus a similar number of younger people). Not one of them is an arsehole. Older people have more physical health issues than the young, but less mental health issues (in my experience). Most people in the 50s seem to be dealing with older relatives needing help, younger relatives needing help, their own health issues and the pressures of work. I don't know how they do it.
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Verena 5 months ago
So what exactly has this to do with "boomer"? OP even admits that she used the labelling wrong. So all she wanted to do was some desparate boomer-bashing. Does anybody realize that the many cherished grandparents, uncles, aunts and parents on BP are of that generation? And that without the work of this age-group internet would not exist and no smartphones?
Claudia Conway 5 months ago
TBF, that isn't typical boomer behaviour, that's pretty exceptional - it's just generally being an a*****e
Joe Bloe 5 months ago
Like OP being an AH against older people, Boomers and GenX. No wonder dat_woman_over_there, the redditor OP, deleted her post not long after, seeing all the backlash, trying to p**s people even more!! Let just say I did a few downvote on her account!! LOL https://www.reddit.com/user/dat_woman_over_there/
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Ace 5 months ago
Why do people want to make everything about generations? This guy isn't even a boomer! 59 years old, so born in 1965.
StrangeOne 5 months ago
OP needs to drop the generation labelling if she can't get it straight, and it's so unnecessary to use that as a negative in this context. We get what's going on just knowing the FIL age. Her FIL is early Gen X. The FIL must have been doing something right, being able to stay at a company for decades. Companies laying off the seniors with the highest pay, nearing retirement, is not unheard off at all. It is scary to the person laid off. I wouldn't say FIL is "delusional", just in big time denial, disbelief, panicked, worried, frustrated and stubborn. No one wants to start over again at another company late in their career. He needs some career counselling, help with his resume and interview skills, and navigated the modern job market, and an attitude reset. It's up to him to accept that help. He did need that major wake up call and I'm glad his son called him out harshly.
Justin Tyme 5 months ago
"Ruins An Interview By Being A Boomer" Wow, Bored Panda has definitely gone too far this time.
Lauren Caswell 5 months ago
A$$h0les exist in ALL generations. This guy sounds like he's been in a stable bubble, and not had to grow as a person perhaps, as the status quo was fine. I get how age factors into that, but 'boomer' has to ease off as a term, it's so divisive (a lot of modern content is divisive in one way or another, as anger and controversy generate interest and engagement, and prevent a lot of actual positive discourse and unity)
Paul C 5 months ago
You might have hit on something with the stable bubble. I know a lot of people who have been at a company for 20-30 years. Nearly all are very rigid in their thinking "this is the way we do it here", where as people with the same experience at a number of companies tend to pick the best from each of them "this is the best way to do it".
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FreeTheUnicorn 5 months ago
He's not like this because he's a boomer, he's like this because he's an AH. If he were yonger, the article would have been about you get generations not being to see past their phones and having no social skills. Entitled people are in every generation,
Candid Panda 5 months ago
Arrogance occurs from all ages. So labeling and dismissing someone who is acting entitled because they are a Gen XYZ or Boomer is ageist and therefore ignorant.
Fembot 5 months ago
Lets leave the discussions about birth years and labels: anyone from any generation can be a decent person ;and the opposite too. My dad (well into his eighties) has been more openminded, polite and decent during his lifetime than many people my age and (much) younger. Take inspiration from those that give good examples and let the others stew in their own rudeness
weatherwitch 5 months ago
Another boomer post which are as bloody ridiculous as a millennial post. Entitled arseholes are found everywhere 🙄
Christos Arvanitis 5 months ago (edited)
As virtually all others have said- this guy's a d**k, and the boomer label is b******t... again. That said, more than one thing can be true. He likely had a tough time getting interviews because he is 59. I can tell you first hand that age discrimination is real. ANd he likely wasnt getting call backs if the screeners were anti-boomer. But like I said, two things can be true. He was a total d**k and he suffered age discrimination.
Marcos Valencia 5 months ago
As a Gen-Xer... I want to keep my inner boomer alive. It can be useful from time to time.
Gordana Stiplosek 5 months ago
Hmmm...replace the word "boomer" by "woman", or "person of colour" and the whole tone of this piece of writing becomes clear. For f***k's sake, examine your prejudices!
Jessica Clements 5 months ago
ROFL - it's a personality trait not a genetic factor 😂
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ConstantlyJon 5 months ago (edited)
STOP with the boomer bashing. Sincerely, a millenial who's kinda sick of this s**t. On a positive note, after my dad retired from having the same kind of job for his entire life, he actually pretty quickly found new work. Dude worked at Enterprise car rentals and was the "we'll pick you up" guy. He just got to basically be Uber for Enterprise and meet a bunch of new people and drive new cars all the time and chill. He was a very well loved and respected employee. Proud of my dad for being able to adjust so seamlessly.
ALittleKnownGoddess 5 months ago
I think it's wrong to call this about boomers behaving badly. It's about one guy behaving badly. Could be any age. PS: Yes, I'm a boomer.
Pittsburgh rare 5 months ago
Yeah, well. A personal anecdote as an excuse to dig at a generation and drag a different one into the mud because why not.
MojoIn Atlnta 5 months ago
Wrong title - author even admits late in its not about a boomer - this should be titled a*****e embarrasses son in interview performance.
Skp2MyLou 5 months ago
Two things.... This same contributor often writes mean spirited and bullying content. I don't understand why anyone's surprised she did it again. Two: I'm about to turn 60 and have NEVER treated anyone like this, especially during a job interview. Being an AH during an interview isn't a "boomer" thing, but an AH thing. No matter what generation one comes from, there are AHs at all levels. The contributor to this article comes to mind as an example of this, and she's not a "boom," just an AH.
Chrisstina Malmquist 5 months ago
I am a bit edgy myself, with the "Boomer" moniker used as an instant negative trigger. I am freshly 60, have been an educator my entire life, save years of retail and restaurant as a second job while young. Customer service has always been forefront-being trained to smooth unhappy others (kids, parents, or guests). I have never thrown my years of experience at others with less, nor would I walk in with an air of "authority" but rather get in the trenches, so to speak, and prove my worth. Most of us "olders" were taught to work our way up.
Apatheist Account2 5 months ago
Nothing to do with being a boomer. I was made redundant at 59, then got another job - easier, less money, but same field - by doing a good interview. Arrogance is not age-specific.
ElfVibratorGlitter 5 months ago
I honestly don't know. In the jobs I've applied for recently, I'm sure they'd be tripping over themselves for this guy.
Julie McNeely-Kirwan 5 months ago
Wow. Guess it's OK to be a bigot, as long as you attach a generational nickname to the group you're hating on. Meaning, criticizing older workers is ageism, but call them boomers instead and it's legit criticism. Um. No. It isn't. I am a boomer and know lots of them. If anything, as a group we were too humble in interviews, too deferential. (A problem in its own way.) Frankly, the person described in this story isn't typical of boomers, he's typical of someone who needs help with his mental health.
Ken Schroeder 5 months ago
Gotta use the word "boomer" constantly? Pretty sure your opinion just cratered in my estimation. Why don't you blame it on him being left-handed, or his refusal to use the Imperial system of measurements, or the length of his toenails??? All of that makes just as much sense.
Michael Largey 5 months ago
Lost me he said "typical Boomer". There's no such thing. We are anything but consistent.
Kate Johnson 5 months ago
Oh goodie, more bigoted garbage! Should we call all Gen Z lazy, unmotivated, failure to launch, whining, moocher generation? There, isn't it fun to paint all people that are the in same age range with the same brush! Let's just say it shows a profound lack of nuanced thinking.
Aurora 5 months ago
I mean, that's what you've been doing to millennials for the past 20 years...
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Dan 5 months ago
Just replace "boomer" with black and see how well you think the same tale will resonate with your readers. Such clear prejudice against an entire generation from the OP as well as from many of the commenters. What young people never understand is that we have all been young before... But they certainly have never been older. Much less old. Tried to insert a little more grace into your lifestyle. Everyone will benefit. Not all people who were born pre-digital are ignoramuses with most matters of IT. Not nearly all of us are so limited. Judge much against other classes of humans? I think the one commenter probably had it spot on that your father-in-law is just an a*s. That appellation should only fall on him alone--not his generation. To do otherwise is simply to contribute to a rude stereotype without basis in real facts about the group, only about isolated individuals. At least my generation can usually say the two-syllable word "our" instead of endlessly substituting "are".
Thom Serveaux 5 months ago
Omg, being older and being black are completely different. Look at history. I'm not saying older people have it great now, but the struggles are incomparable.
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Grouping people together under a label and then saying everyone in that group is an a*****e is bigotry. Just stop.
Tamra 5 months ago
Welcome to being an American on Bored Panda, lol. This happens to Americans every week on BP, and people are too happy to pile on and do exactly what you just described.
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Charlie 5 months ago
It's called entitlement. I m looking for work with 38 yrs experience and it's hard but no matter they hold the upper hand and u cannot act like they owe u. He should seek therapy as his old job is making him angry and lost in translation. This isn't a joke. It's a denial phase
Robyn King 5 months ago
This whole article is such BS. Boomers of that age created this so called "scary" digital world so we know how to navigate LinkedIn, etc. We definitely know how to conduct ourselves during an interview. This guy was just rude...every generation has them.
Dhanan 5 months ago
Disgusting article. I am a millennial and not a boomer, but got disgusted by the writer for clubbing a whole generation for bad behavior. Such closet racists. It is a stretch, but so.eone with such vehemence towards a particular generation, probably has similar attitude towards race. Disgusting and disappointing, with such a daughter no wonder the Senior was grumpy.
Scott G 5 months ago
"Used to just ‘showing up and asking for a job’". Ha. Funny commentary about how easy it used to be where you had to read actual books about interviewing and interview questions and then research a company by going to the library and look in the newspaper in the help wanted section and actually write your own resume and either type it on a typewriter or write it on a word processor. I feel so bad for the younger generations because they have it so hard in comparison to older generations who just fell into success without any hard work. And the guy written about here, if actually a true story, is just one jerk. And not a boomer.
Caroline Camhy 5 months ago
It's obvious that the person in the article behaved very badly. It's also obvious that you chose to highlight this person behaving poorly rather than write an article about an older person who embraces new technology, pushes themselves to work hard, gratefully accepts less pay, enters a totally new field at entry level, and politely deals with discriminatory comments from supervisors and coworkers who mark them as having no path up. You can mock older workers, or you can stand up for what's right.
Zorbas Cuypers 5 months ago
Insofar as age-based stereotypes are desirable, please stick to the following guidelines: Boomers: - request to get off lawns - use Facebook - excessive tool collection - overfeeding grandchildren - talk about how they programmed in Cobol - ruined the planet - financed large mansion by not drinking lattes Gen Z: - drinks lattes. Complains about cost of life. - tiktok - stresses work/life balance - entitled/distorted view on own value and payment expectation - s****y music Gen X: - drank from garden hose - survived environment of alcohol, cigarettes and now forbidden pesticides - wound back aud cassettes with pencils daily, apparently. - pays for boomer retirement and millenial unemployment. - most f****d, but fortunately also most nihilistic.
adobe blue 5 months ago
This is a great example of how not to apply for a job. I take issue with putting all boomers in the category of jerks, entitled dinosaurs who can't have a decent conversation. If anything, most boomers can. They were raised with manners and some basics that the youngsters don't have. I had a company and my most reliable salesperson was a retired senior. He was great and I wished I had 5 of him. He dressed appropriately, he liked the opportunity to work even if the job wasn't the fanciest, he rarely if ever complained and he made decent sales. My younger folk were late, sometimes dishonest, dressed like they were cleaning the garage, etc. I had some good ones but they didn't have that 40+ year work ethic. You can teach someone how to send an email or use the copy machine but you can't teach them how to respect the process of work.
Yvonne Jocks 5 months ago
Uhm... check out the line, "My husband spent pretty much half the day yesterday cussing [his boorish father] out on the phone and then after work he drove down to his father's and spend another hour just calling him out on all of his s**t." This seems less of a "boomer" situation than an "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" situation. The husband could use some communication training himself. Not that the dad doesn't deserve criticism--but after the first 10 minutes, this counts as s**t talking on the husband's part, too.
DrBronxx 5 months ago
This story has two AHs. If you're going to insult someone with name calling (whether the subject is deserving or not), it's probably best to learn what the word means before using it a billion times. The end was laughable - people were calling OP out on their misuse of "boomer", then calls anyone who pointed that out a boomer as well. Ridiculous..
Col Prettyman 5 months ago
They say this behavior started within the past 10 years, it's extremely likely it's from a medical condition like early onset dementia which seems to be becoming more common. Instead of being an a*s maybe be proactive and figure out why the change.
Ogidi Girl 5 months ago
Just keep living, You'll see. Someday you'll be old and out of touch too.
Kierstan Fendell 5 months ago
I think the real obnoxious a**hole is the poster. My parents are late Gen Xers and kind thoughtful & professional. I hope the poster isn't a Millenial as I'd hate to be part of any group se is a part of
Eric Pestalozzi 5 months ago
I think that when one makes broad generalizations about groups, such as those in any age group/generation, one sounds ignorant and whiny.
Sach Adams 5 months ago
honestly ppl that use the word boomer are the out of touch problems. I have never seen ANYONE be so obsessed with " genrational wars" like ppl under 30 and its just exhausting listening to them pretend the world is magically different, and they are the only ones that understand it... oddly they are the unemployed homeless people but sure yall got it figured out lol
Loving Redlands 5 months ago
I’m a boomer, 8 years older than this man, and I would never in a million years act that way in an interview. However, has he been medically evaluated? This sounds like the beginning of dementia.
Charles Waugh 5 months ago
Very informative. It told me a LOT about the OP - starting with 'typical boomer'. Age, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.: labeling, dismissing and showing contempt for an individual whom you have categorized as part of an 'identity' other than your own is all the RAGE these days. And, no, I don't know how old the OP is, it's the CONTENT of the communication, not ascribed identity that matters.
Christopher Crockett 5 months ago
You keep using the word 'boomer'. I do not think it means what you think it means. I would use the term 'entitled @$$hole' instead. Just because someone's old doesn't mean they have no manners.
Bobette Anne Buehrer-Beck 5 months ago
I'm a Boomer. Retired early. And because I was good to my employees, they were good to me and made early retirement, at 50, a possibility. Rude and entitled behavior can be seen in people of all ages. It isn't a generational thing. Let's call individual out on their bad behavior, not entire generations, please.
John Harrison 5 months ago
I got as far as the words "typical boomer." F**k off, Austeja Zokaite.
Felix Quinones 5 months ago
I retired at 50 from corrections. I am now 63 and have worked part time in about 12 different part time jobs to keep busy. Immediate supervisors knew better to overstep their bounds with me. Higher supervisors on the food chain would claim to talk to the subordinates to get input from the line staff. Well, when I voice my opinion as to what is needed to perform better, it has a twinge of my correctional personality. Corporate people are used to having "yes" people, but I don't do office politics, so it never goes well. The "Do you know who I am?" attitude comes out. To which I respond, "I work because I want to, not because I need to." So as a boomer from the tail end of the generation, I have more fun now showing people how to get more out of a person.
Guillermo Mata 5 months ago (edited)
Calling us boomers or gen-xs is discriminating. I think this man's personality has more to do with his way to see life and less with his generation. I wonder if this Redditor likes being called millennial or centennial and put into a stereotype just because of the times when she was born.
Nimitz 5 months ago
This is funny cause I keep seeing this with my boomer parents. My mom is virtually unemployable because she can't follow directions and brings Jesus into every job interview. My dad wants to unretire but can't get hired cause everyone younger is more qualified and nicer; he likes to complain about workplace harassment rules in job interviews. And my mom's husband can't get a stable job cause he thinks he should be put in charge of any workplace he joins and is completely incapable of being part of a team and getting his portion of work done without help from someone younger. Meanwhile, they constantly s**t talk younger people, support a******s like Trump, and complain that they really aren't that bad and are good Christians who deserve to be treated better. It's just pathetic
chris lynch 5 months ago
As a boomer, I won't support a******s like Nimitz....
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Momifer 5 months ago
The poor guy was fired from the company he gave his life to. It likely destroyed him on all levels. He's from an era that longevity was rewarded and now that's gone. He doesn't really know how to act. He's hurt, angry, confused. Don't be surprised if he attempts suicide.
Judit Hajdu 3 months ago
... and you think his behavior warrants that you shame your FIL publicly? Does not matter how he behaved he is your family, learn some respect. No matter which generation you belong to you are a giant AH. He maybe too an AH but he is not the one who is cyber bullying the other one.
Kristen S 3 months ago
I’m 57 and am applying for work. I also have not had to interview for a job in 20 years. It’s a whole new world. I compare it to when I applied to college. One application had me write an essay describing how my past experiences would transition to this new position. I thought I did a pretty good job. However, what I think and what the hiring manager think are worlds apart, I was ghosted after my submission. I never even thought of ageism until I started poking around the popular websites such as InDeed, LinkedIn, Zip Recruiter, etc. I assumed that all my years of experience would help, rather than hurt my chances of getting a job. I spent the first half of the year having corrective surgery and at the end of July I was ready for work, just not the physically demanding work in retail. I assumed with my experience it would be a quick process to get an entry level position in administrative services. I am down to $500 in savings and afraid of what’s next. Ageism is real, hard to prove.
Featherking 3 months ago
I’m curious; is the “boomer” thing supposed to be global, or is it meant local for the US…? Because it’s got nothing to do with people of that age where I live, let me tell you, they are nothing at all like this.
Danish Susanne 5 months ago (edited)
I think I was once working with one such. She had more than 30 years experience with a job of the same sort, while I had "only" 17. That meant she would not listen to my advice on how to do this, because she couldn't see that her experience was no use here. Luckily I didn't have to put up with her for too long, because she just wouldn't learn the new way and got fired in I think 6 weeks. We were about the same age by the way, but being a specific age doesn't need to mean, that you have not evolved since you left school.
Joe Bloe 5 months ago
OP is clearly a hater, and use generalization fallacy to convince himself ALL boomers are bad people, even other generation without relation to boomers are also bad, all of them!! The irony is, she is more of a boomers, according to her hater definition of boomer, than anybody else!!
Maxx Holifield 5 months ago
That behavior is unacceptable regardless of whether he's a boomer or Gen X. He thinks he's above everyone else and they can just will their job over to him. I wouldn't have given him the job either.
Richard Booth 5 months ago
Being a "boomer" myself (note I use punctuation even when writing online), I resent this article. The person, while maybe technically a "boomer", simply does not have the personality/bearing/manners that I associate with all my "boomer" friends. His behavior, regardless of age should have gotten him kicked out of the interview!
Enrique Kobalovsky 5 months ago
I hope the world is as cruel to this schmuck as he is to those a generation or two ahead of him. Yes, the person you're describing sounds like a d**k but do you hear yourself?! Pot, meet kettle.
Mike S 5 months ago
The end of her thing, the "he's not a boomer but I call all people who act like this boomers," then the, "Oh look, this made boomers come out of a lot of you," stuff is a huge red flag of her own, and a bigger issue of what this article is really about: the age war, not ageism in the workplace and hiring. There was no indication that the company wouldn't have hired him until be went full rude when he shouldn't have and buried himself. Has nothing to do with any practices they had in hiring, or his age, and everything on him somehow not knowing how to act. That also doesn't make him a "boomer". I know people, personally, of every living generation that think they can act exactly like this guy and get exactly what they want, usually because this world does hand people like that what they want because they appear "alpha", making them somehow more desirable.
Tim Bollinger 5 months ago
The author thinks that behavior is based on when you were born. What a waste of time.
Faith Arnold 5 months ago
I’m in my 70th year and am in great demand for a selection of skills: horse training and riding coaching. Healing mobile laser therapy for animals and traditional jewellery instruction in my own home workshop. I decided young what my dream career would be and all three have kept me going! Who needs a boss? Who needs to ever retire!
Michelle Kress 5 months ago
Not a Boomer, and quite frankly, maybe not an a*****e either. First off, the OP is getting this story second-hand from her "embarassed" husband. Second, if the interviewers left him for 30+ minutes to hang before they bothered to show up, do you think any Millennials/Gen Z-ers would've stuck around? I've read NUMEROUS articles these days about how they are done with the ghosting and the disrespecting of their time (rightly so), so how is this any different? (Except for hubby's hurt feelings) And lastly, I know it's easy to pick on and judge an older generation's non-understanding of the "norm" these days, like having an updated LinkedIn account or not knowing how to format a resume, but you're disregarding the fact that he has, what, 35+ years of experience because he wasn't "nice"? GEN-Z: just so you know, you have 20 years to pretend you're relevant, then you'll be relegated to the eye-roll category that this old-timey schmuck has been added to. Try to remember that when you judge.
Jekabs Karklins 5 months ago
Feels like this article was written by triggered gen-z who was upset by reading endless negative content about gen-z work attitude. The article itself is poorly written for these days where you get so much help with content creation from systems. You could have added good imaginary name to avoid repeating "father-in-law" so many times.
eirenboy 5 months ago
These people complaining about their relatives making all of these errors referring family members for jobs aren't doing their job. If they realize the older person is not understanding the situation then they shouldn't have let the referral stand or cancelled the interview. When OP's FIL showed his butt in the reception area the husband should've pulled him away and cancelled the interview. That would've avoided the whole issue between him and his friend.
mxmillo 5 months ago
Lol... must be a millennial who wrote this story. I just turned 59 and no way close to being a boomer or acting like one. Just seems like the father-in-law was a bit entitled and I bet that most of the peeps he was interviewing with were younger than him, which was a hit his ego.
Drago Obelov 5 months ago
I'm tired of everyone labeling entire generations at being one way. This father-in-law sounded like some gen z kids I know. Also some millennials. Sounds more like a personality disorder then an age related thing, stubborn and always thinking ur right... thats not age related. As much as this story makes the father in law sound terrible, makes the woman sound rather pretentious. What generation is the pretentious one so I can label her properly now?
Sue Mejia 5 months ago
Grown older people don't behave that way. I'm guessing he has the on set of a health issue. Most boomers are retired or very close to retiring so there aren't many left in the work field. Working with the younger generation is hard. They go to work with a sense of entitlement. They are disrespectful and rude to the older people.
Marilyn Boeldt 5 months ago
A**h**** are found in every generation. Boomers do not have a lock on bad behavior
Michelle Johnson 5 months ago
From a 63-year-old retiree, anyone who behaved in the way idescribed in my working years would likely not find a job.. Employers had definite expectations regarding conduct and manners. I was an exec secretary, and as a teen worked in fast foods; same standard of comportment in all occupations, even my summer campsite job.
Hales M 5 months ago
A family member was out of a job, I recommended where I work but warned that the application was tedious but the job and pay were good. My family member called me 5 days later complaining that he hadn't heard back, absolutely fuming over the disrespect because when he went into the portal it said "still being reviewed, review can take 7-14days"... then he called me every two days after that to complain. After a bit of talking, where he just kept complaining, i found out that he had only completed half of the application, because, in his words "they aren't paying for my time, if they were paying me then maybe i would have finished it"-- he just started to click skip on each question. However the questions are essentially what the job is like, so if you don't do it or don't do it well, then why would they pick you? He was like "then why have a skip button if they would penslise you?" ... because skipping once or twice is probably fine, but not the last 20 questions(?)
Hales M 5 months ago
Like you are unemployed, on the verge of losing your home, borrowing a tonne of money from people without much to give (fixed income retired single mom and caretaker sister with a tonne of health issues, taking money from an insurance payout she kept aside for herself/husband/kid)-- why the hell do you think your time is too valuable to fill out an application. The app took me about an hour and a half, even assuming he was slower at filling it out-- how can you possibly feel entirely justified and hireable after only filling out half an application (?). He wanted me to contact the hiring people and complain/ get an eta on his start date (level of delusion) like... nope. I'm not sticking my neck out for someone who can't be bothered to take an application seriously after being out of work for a year. The company gives you a limited number of referrals (if the person gets hired you get a small finder's fee), i've already burned one on you and you didn't take it seriously.
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Michael Dodd 5 months ago
His actions aren't "typical boomer," those stereotypes are as bad as "millennial c#^t" or "whiney t^@t of a snowflake" so ease off and tell the story...
Johnathan McFadden 5 months ago
Lol I don't know where I fall in being 44 but I've been noticing myself getting grumpy and frustrated, impatient more easily as I'm getting older. But yeah I'd still never act like that in the interview, I'd wait until I got home and vent to my husband...
Beachbum 5 months ago
This has NOTHING to do with the man’s age and everything to do with his attitude. This person has always been like this. I imagine his don also has these tendencies as the apple rarely falls far from the tree. To say this is “boomer” mentality shows how unselfaware this OP is!
Judith Desveaux 5 months ago
Age has is nothing to do with bad behaviour. I've interviewed many people who felt entitled and thought they should go directly into management because they graduated with a degree. This type of generalization only causes discord and show how little people know about the real world.
Deana Cunningham 5 months ago
Maybe he is starting to suffer from dementia. If his behavior change is recent health could be an issue.
Donna Johnston 5 months ago
His behavior at the interview was wrong, but I would like to know his perspective. Were the interviewers respectful? I am offended by your general putdowns of people in this age group. Can you really make generalizations like that? I think those attitudes do not serve your case. It's the same as making racial slurs. Anyone can be rude; it doesn't automatically extend to others. This man may also have age-related or undiagnosed mental issues, like early dementia.
Thom Serveaux 5 months ago
No, it's not the same as using racial slurs. It's mean and unhelpful, but not the same.
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Hannah Kirtley 5 months ago
I mean I understand yhe world is different now and it's hard for ppl of s certain age but ut was NEVER acceptable to act like that in an interview
Joseph Bessenbacher 5 months ago
Just bc the father is a jackass, it has nothing to do with being Gen X or a boomer. This is the dumbest article I've read in a long time, and everyone is dumber for having wasted time reading it.
Fox with a Dragon Tattoo 5 months ago
Lmao.. the hate toward this post. Im not laughing at the guy, I feel.bad for him but its interesting to see this glimpse and know its not just my parents. Can almost guarantee that "boomer" is a republican.
Peggy Bradshaw 5 months ago
His problem was not that he is a boomer. His problem is he is a jerk. I know enough guys his age that do know how to act during a job interview to cut that c**p but yeah, it doesn’t help that he is a boomer with one job.
Theresa Wechsler 5 months ago
Wow! His behavior was completely unacceptable, but it had nothing to do with his age. As a boomer myself, I have to say that I'm offended by the stereotype/assumption that it was his boomer status .I would never behave this way , nor would anyone I know.
Reddog McGraw 5 months ago
Boomers, Gen Xer's, Milinials.... Guy was an egotistical moron. And I'm a Gen Xer, so yeah, age has nothing to do with this one.
Joann Hart 5 months ago
Everyone keeps calling him a boomer, when he is a few years shy of that age group. Even the poster states, he's really gen-x. So quit bashing boomers Everyone.
michele mbennett101044@yahoo.c 5 months ago
Dad probably lost his job because of his obnoxious, boorish, entitled behavior and the company finally had enough of him. Most likely HR had enough complaints about him they decided to get rid of him. People like him don't act or become that way overnight, they have always been a******s.
Pandroid Rebellion 5 months ago
Labelling people shows us who YOU are. He might be a d**k but OP DEFINITELY is. Correcting someone who is being insulting while they are wrong does not mean the "Boomer" came out in anyone. GenX takes no s**t. OP tried to hand out some and found that out. This person is too snotty for me to care about the FIL.
NB “Know” Davis 5 months ago
After reading some comments please consider this. This man may be ill. After all, he kept the other job 38 years and got a great severance package after applying for a promotion. He also was a government employee so is vested and will get retirement. They probably thought he would take early retirement. That illness would explain his odd behavior which is not acceptable to any age group I know of. I agree with the majority of commenters that he is too far out of the baby boomer age range to be called that. Plus the rudeness described is typical of no age group I know of, especially those born to the greatest generation as we were brought up with strict rules. I am 74. I have nieces 55 to 59. Not baby boomers. The FIL had bad behavior. The son seems to be on his way there. I'd watch for alzheimers in both. Almost going to fists is a bad sign.
Craig Heinze 5 months ago
Your FIL may need a medical? His behaviour change, if not typical previously, sounds symptomatic of hardening of the arteries. I am not a doctor and don't play one on tv, so don't give medical advice, but I know someone who's change later in life sounds remarkably similar.
Alan Jay Weiner 5 months ago
At 69yo I'm a "boomer" but I would *never* **EVER** treat anyone the way this nutjob did! Whether this guy is a boomer or absolutely super-qualified 20-something-year-old, the way he acted is so supremely unacceptable nobody would hire him for any position at all. As far as ageism goes, yeah, it's harder for us to get a new job, and the process for networking and applying for jobs is very different than when we were younger. So what! Deal with it! There are lots of places to learn the process; go learn it and follow it. (I'm retired, btw.)
Kris Troske 5 months ago
It’s not an age characteristic; it’s entitlement. It’s also very possibly the reaction of a man who is dealing with his shame of losing his job and his fear of aging and of the interview by channeling those emotions into unjustified hostility rather than dealing with them. The OP classifying this guy as a “boomer” and then admitting he’s not is a hilarious self-own, though.
EverythingsEventual 5 months ago
It's funny to see the comment about how digital skills are easily taught. No, they're often not. Young people might pick them up easily, but a lot of older people struggle and cannot retain, so it's no wonder that they're "discriminated" against when they require training to do the basic functions of the job like answering emails.
Melinda Landis 5 months ago
Someone who is 59 is not a boomer. The youngest boomer is 60. 1946-1964.
Joanne Earle 5 months ago
How is this 'typical boomer behavior'? It's just arrogance. And 59 would put him into GenX anyway. This boomer bashing c**p is getting really, really old. There are arrogant, obnoxious and entitled people from all walks of life and of all ages. So if 'boomer behavior' is entitlement, then I guess we can lump in all those people on planes who think it's OK to be entitled to seats they didn't reserve/pay for. Got it.
Shawnna Clement 5 months ago
This isn't about being a Boomer. It's about being an entitled AH. I've become more crotchety and less tolerant with age. People can't use generational labels as an all- encompassing description. My parents were the Silent Generation (pre- WW2). I'm later GenX and more Boomer than Millennial. My GenX husband acts more Millennial.
Ephemera Image 5 months ago
I'm a boomer, and I really am tired of being painted like this a*****e. I have gotten most of the jobs I've interviewed with, and I treat everybody, from the janitor to the CEO, with respect. Not all boomers are like this. Unfortunately it's the arrogant mouthy ones who are giving us a bad rep.
sofacushionfort 5 months ago
They only interviewed him as a favor to the son. He never had a shot anyway
S 5 months ago (edited)
I'd argue the guy isn't a Boomer, except that, assuming the story is true, or even actually happened, I can assure you GenX doesn't want him. But FYI, "Boomer" doesn't mean "anyone who's older than me", "anyone who acts like a jerk", or"anyone I don't agree with". But I feel like this is just a work of fiction.
Paul C 5 months ago
About 10 years ago, a major UK high street bank hired a consultant to review what was going wrong with the company. They presented to an assembled group of very senior managers. "How many of you have been here 20 years?" nearly all, "25 years?" about 90%, "30 years?" over 75%. "That's your problem." Without change and exposure to new ideas, we are not stimulated to grow. Too many people with long service respond "that's not the way we do it here" when something is suggested, instead of thinking if it is a better way to do something. If they take that attitude to a new company, they start trouble and deliver nothing but stress all around.
Mary Vetter 5 months ago
IF he doesn't have a history of bookish, homophonic behavior, he may be in the early stages of dementia. That may explain why he had a bad morning prior to the interview. All types of dementia are frightening & frustrating for the victim. Fear & frustration can cause victims to lash out in unexpected & inappropriate ways. He needs to be evaluated by a physician ASAP. Unfortunately, many dementia victims resist evaluation. Good luck!
Chris Keller 5 months ago
I had a recruiter that pursued me for years. I never needed a job or wanted to change jobs, but sometimes I'd give him names of people that might fit, we kind of developed a long term relationship. Then at 58 I got laid off. When I contacted him, he told me I was going to have a tough time, because at your age, you know, and they know you know ( that it's all BS). I ended up going into business for myself, and it worked out pretty well for me.
Feelings are fake 5 months ago
Hey OP you can consider yourself the victim. Now we can al move on. lol
Daniel Gee 5 months ago
Lmao, sure are a lot of snowflakes getting their panties in a twist over the word boomer.
Candace Taylor 5 months ago
I think it's funny that you think your father in love's behavior is generational your father-in-law obviously it's a narcissist, but as a Gen X I assure you I would never approach a job interview in this way I also wouldn't need to find safe spaces, and film videos of myself crying in the bathroom because I had to work more than 4 hours a day
Sach Adams 5 months ago
We hire boomers all the time, they are the second most solid employees the only draw backs we have is about half of them tend to be medical hypochondriacs and that can be exhausting at times. that same half are also full on drink the koolaid hard core "liberals" that just repeat made up information they saw on facebook. They tend to cause some problems but not nearly as much as their millenial counterparts that flat out are useless as tits on a bull.
NB “Know” Davis 5 months ago
The father in law was do not typlify the way baby boomers were brought up or act. We were brought up by the greatest generation who were raised during the depression and fought in WW 2 or on some way supported to war effort. We were brought up with good manners and patience. Your FIL just has very bad manners and is rude. He also is way behind in skills. At 59 he is firmly an Xer. I'm 74. I noticed before I retired that people about 15 years younger than me and below were often very selfish and not a sharer. I was in fact stabbed in the back by a couple of them. I could give you all sorts of examples. I taught university. I always had to dot every i & cross every t to get a new position. I had to take computer classes in my , 30s and employ advanced programs like CAD. Jobs were hard to come by in the 70s. We had a bad recession. We learned to be VERY kind to support staff. Your father in law has selfish and rudeness problems not related to his being an Xer. It's just the way he is.
Dream 5 months ago (edited)
Gotta say, it's pretty funny how offended people get over boomer when we were called far worse our whole lives. From little punks to lazy to entitled and even after me the avocado toast generation getting slammed for supposedly spending too much on it and that's why they can't afford a house etc. BUT that gen gets ONE nickname and it's the most dire name to ever be spoken. If you don't act like what "boomer" implies even if you are that age then you having nothing to be offended by. If you are getting offended by it then maybe you act like that. Just look at the comments here and how many people are riled up by it. Boomer implies certain things just like Karen does. The term is used to denote certain traits. If you don't have those traits, why are you offended?
Featherking 3 months ago
But that’s not what it means. It refers to a whole generation of people, it’s not exactly interchangeable with a personality type. It points to date of birth and entails everybody of that generation. The whole avocado thing sucks, we can all agree on that, but I’ve seen exactly as much shít being thrown at boomers as on younger generations, nobody is the most victim as things stand. Of course people get riled up; it’s tiresome, judgemental nonsense. I’d have gotten equally riled up if someone had bashed any of the younger generations, I won’t silently listen to people calling millennials “snowflakes” either. It’s all rude búllshit, and escalation won’t make anything better.
Load More Replies... The Other Guest 5 months ago (edited)
It's interesting how at this point in time, virtually every comment here is someone outraged that the old guy was called a boomer, since he's ::gasp:: 59 rather than 60+. Words change meaning, after all, and in today's context "boomer" is synonymous with "a-hole," just as "Karen" has come to mean "entitled middle-aged white woman." As someone who actually is of the Baby Boomer generation, I don't get my knickers in a twist when someone uses "boomer" in the current slang context because if I'm not being an out-of-touch a-hole, then they aren't talking about me; and if I am being an out-of-touch a-hole, then (hopefully) the usage will be the virtual kick to the rear I need to behave better. (edited for clarity)
JB 5 months ago
This is as convincing as “blonde is a state of mind, not a hair colour”. How many blonde jokes do you hear/read nowadays?
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MoMcB 5 months ago
We have had millennials for interview, who have talked down to my colleagues when offered a drink while they wait for their interview to begin. Part of the interview is a tour of the offices, when they meet the different managers who have offered the drinks as we all pitch in
Me. Just Me. 5 months ago
You left out a part in your definition..."of the baby boomer generation". This term wasn't a thing until people started using it to refer to people from that generation. Can we please not forget that this type of behavior can apply to anyone? People from the Silent Generation behaved like this at that age as well. Sometimes people become nasty as they get older, and it has nothing to do with the generation. It also doesn't make it acceptable, and so maybe we could stop using generational names to refer to people and just refer to them as they are - Grouchy People! Given the way people use these terms in the most negative connotation possible tells me we're going to have a LOT of these grouchy people in the future.
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Nicky Picky 5 months ago
Typical. Gen X gets to experience ageism from both directions, that or we’re just forgotten altogether! Whatever. We tend to stay out of the casual ageism fray. Argue amongst yourselves, Boomers and Millennials/Gen Z
Load More Replies... Trev Fontaine 5 months ago
Seems more interested in calling the guy a boomer than just writing a story about an old twat beint a d**k
AndyR 5 months ago (edited)
And calling anyone they don't like a boomer... As if the generation you were born in defines your entire personality.
Load More Replies... BewilderedBanana 5 months ago
There's a difference between being a boomer and being an asshóle. Can we stop labeling people based on their date of birth? I don't know any older people who would behave this way at an interview just because of their age. But i know people of all ages who would, because that's their personality (or lack thereof). just like i've seen younger people, just out of school, who apply for jobs demanding exorbitant salaries for doing very little, when they don't even have a shred of experience. It's entitlement and asshólery, nothing to do with age
Paul C 5 months ago
I was going to say almost the exact same thing. Surprisingly, older people can be total arseholes too. It's not the prerogative of the young. I work with around 20 people in the 50-62 age group (plus a similar number of younger people). Not one of them is an arsehole. Older people have more physical health issues than the young, but less mental health issues (in my experience). Most people in the 50s seem to be dealing with older relatives needing help, younger relatives needing help, their own health issues and the pressures of work. I don't know how they do it.
Load More Replies... Verena 5 months ago
So what exactly has this to do with "boomer"? OP even admits that she used the labelling wrong. So all she wanted to do was some desparate boomer-bashing. Does anybody realize that the many cherished grandparents, uncles, aunts and parents on BP are of that generation? And that without the work of this age-group internet would not exist and no smartphones?
Claudia Conway 5 months ago
TBF, that isn't typical boomer behaviour, that's pretty exceptional - it's just generally being an a*****e
Joe Bloe 5 months ago
Like OP being an AH against older people, Boomers and GenX. No wonder dat_woman_over_there, the redditor OP, deleted her post not long after, seeing all the backlash, trying to p**s people even more!! Let just say I did a few downvote on her account!! LOL https://www.reddit.com/user/dat_woman_over_there/
Load More Replies... Ace 5 months ago
Why do people want to make everything about generations? This guy isn't even a boomer! 59 years old, so born in 1965.
StrangeOne 5 months ago
OP needs to drop the generation labelling if she can't get it straight, and it's so unnecessary to use that as a negative in this context. We get what's going on just knowing the FIL age. Her FIL is early Gen X. The FIL must have been doing something right, being able to stay at a company for decades. Companies laying off the seniors with the highest pay, nearing retirement, is not unheard off at all. It is scary to the person laid off. I wouldn't say FIL is "delusional", just in big time denial, disbelief, panicked, worried, frustrated and stubborn. No one wants to start over again at another company late in their career. He needs some career counselling, help with his resume and interview skills, and navigated the modern job market, and an attitude reset. It's up to him to accept that help. He did need that major wake up call and I'm glad his son called him out harshly.
Justin Tyme 5 months ago
"Ruins An Interview By Being A Boomer" Wow, Bored Panda has definitely gone too far this time.
Lauren Caswell 5 months ago
A$$h0les exist in ALL generations. This guy sounds like he's been in a stable bubble, and not had to grow as a person perhaps, as the status quo was fine. I get how age factors into that, but 'boomer' has to ease off as a term, it's so divisive (a lot of modern content is divisive in one way or another, as anger and controversy generate interest and engagement, and prevent a lot of actual positive discourse and unity)
Paul C 5 months ago
You might have hit on something with the stable bubble. I know a lot of people who have been at a company for 20-30 years. Nearly all are very rigid in their thinking "this is the way we do it here", where as people with the same experience at a number of companies tend to pick the best from each of them "this is the best way to do it".
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 5 months ago
He's not like this because he's a boomer, he's like this because he's an AH. If he were yonger, the article would have been about you get generations not being to see past their phones and having no social skills. Entitled people are in every generation,
Candid Panda 5 months ago
Arrogance occurs from all ages. So labeling and dismissing someone who is acting entitled because they are a Gen XYZ or Boomer is ageist and therefore ignorant.
Fembot 5 months ago
Lets leave the discussions about birth years and labels: anyone from any generation can be a decent person ;and the opposite too. My dad (well into his eighties) has been more openminded, polite and decent during his lifetime than many people my age and (much) younger. Take inspiration from those that give good examples and let the others stew in their own rudeness
weatherwitch 5 months ago
Another boomer post which are as bloody ridiculous as a millennial post. Entitled arseholes are found everywhere 🙄
Christos Arvanitis 5 months ago (edited)
As virtually all others have said- this guy's a d**k, and the boomer label is b******t... again. That said, more than one thing can be true. He likely had a tough time getting interviews because he is 59. I can tell you first hand that age discrimination is real. ANd he likely wasnt getting call backs if the screeners were anti-boomer. But like I said, two things can be true. He was a total d**k and he suffered age discrimination.
Marcos Valencia 5 months ago
As a Gen-Xer... I want to keep my inner boomer alive. It can be useful from time to time.
Gordana Stiplosek 5 months ago
Hmmm...replace the word "boomer" by "woman", or "person of colour" and the whole tone of this piece of writing becomes clear. For f***k's sake, examine your prejudices!
Jessica Clements 5 months ago
ROFL - it's a personality trait not a genetic factor 😂
Load More Replies... ConstantlyJon 5 months ago (edited)
STOP with the boomer bashing. Sincerely, a millenial who's kinda sick of this s**t. On a positive note, after my dad retired from having the same kind of job for his entire life, he actually pretty quickly found new work. Dude worked at Enterprise car rentals and was the "we'll pick you up" guy. He just got to basically be Uber for Enterprise and meet a bunch of new people and drive new cars all the time and chill. He was a very well loved and respected employee. Proud of my dad for being able to adjust so seamlessly.
ALittleKnownGoddess 5 months ago
I think it's wrong to call this about boomers behaving badly. It's about one guy behaving badly. Could be any age. PS: Yes, I'm a boomer.
Pittsburgh rare 5 months ago
Yeah, well. A personal anecdote as an excuse to dig at a generation and drag a different one into the mud because why not.
MojoIn Atlnta 5 months ago
Wrong title - author even admits late in its not about a boomer - this should be titled a*****e embarrasses son in interview performance.
Skp2MyLou 5 months ago
Two things.... This same contributor often writes mean spirited and bullying content. I don't understand why anyone's surprised she did it again. Two: I'm about to turn 60 and have NEVER treated anyone like this, especially during a job interview. Being an AH during an interview isn't a "boomer" thing, but an AH thing. No matter what generation one comes from, there are AHs at all levels. The contributor to this article comes to mind as an example of this, and she's not a "boom," just an AH.
Chrisstina Malmquist 5 months ago
I am a bit edgy myself, with the "Boomer" moniker used as an instant negative trigger. I am freshly 60, have been an educator my entire life, save years of retail and restaurant as a second job while young. Customer service has always been forefront-being trained to smooth unhappy others (kids, parents, or guests). I have never thrown my years of experience at others with less, nor would I walk in with an air of "authority" but rather get in the trenches, so to speak, and prove my worth. Most of us "olders" were taught to work our way up.
Apatheist Account2 5 months ago
Nothing to do with being a boomer. I was made redundant at 59, then got another job - easier, less money, but same field - by doing a good interview. Arrogance is not age-specific.
ElfVibratorGlitter 5 months ago
I honestly don't know. In the jobs I've applied for recently, I'm sure they'd be tripping over themselves for this guy.
Julie McNeely-Kirwan 5 months ago
Wow. Guess it's OK to be a bigot, as long as you attach a generational nickname to the group you're hating on. Meaning, criticizing older workers is ageism, but call them boomers instead and it's legit criticism. Um. No. It isn't. I am a boomer and know lots of them. If anything, as a group we were too humble in interviews, too deferential. (A problem in its own way.) Frankly, the person described in this story isn't typical of boomers, he's typical of someone who needs help with his mental health.
Ken Schroeder 5 months ago
Gotta use the word "boomer" constantly? Pretty sure your opinion just cratered in my estimation. Why don't you blame it on him being left-handed, or his refusal to use the Imperial system of measurements, or the length of his toenails??? All of that makes just as much sense.
Michael Largey 5 months ago
Lost me he said "typical Boomer". There's no such thing. We are anything but consistent.
Kate Johnson 5 months ago
Oh goodie, more bigoted garbage! Should we call all Gen Z lazy, unmotivated, failure to launch, whining, moocher generation? There, isn't it fun to paint all people that are the in same age range with the same brush! Let's just say it shows a profound lack of nuanced thinking.
Aurora 5 months ago
I mean, that's what you've been doing to millennials for the past 20 years...
Load More Replies... Dan 5 months ago
Just replace "boomer" with black and see how well you think the same tale will resonate with your readers. Such clear prejudice against an entire generation from the OP as well as from many of the commenters. What young people never understand is that we have all been young before... But they certainly have never been older. Much less old. Tried to insert a little more grace into your lifestyle. Everyone will benefit. Not all people who were born pre-digital are ignoramuses with most matters of IT. Not nearly all of us are so limited. Judge much against other classes of humans? I think the one commenter probably had it spot on that your father-in-law is just an a*s. That appellation should only fall on him alone--not his generation. To do otherwise is simply to contribute to a rude stereotype without basis in real facts about the group, only about isolated individuals. At least my generation can usually say the two-syllable word "our" instead of endlessly substituting "are".
Thom Serveaux 5 months ago
Omg, being older and being black are completely different. Look at history. I'm not saying older people have it great now, but the struggles are incomparable.
Load More Replies... clairebear 5 months ago
Grouping people together under a label and then saying everyone in that group is an a*****e is bigotry. Just stop.
Tamra 5 months ago
Welcome to being an American on Bored Panda, lol. This happens to Americans every week on BP, and people are too happy to pile on and do exactly what you just described.
Load More Replies... Charlie 5 months ago
It's called entitlement. I m looking for work with 38 yrs experience and it's hard but no matter they hold the upper hand and u cannot act like they owe u. He should seek therapy as his old job is making him angry and lost in translation. This isn't a joke. It's a denial phase
Robyn King 5 months ago
This whole article is such BS. Boomers of that age created this so called "scary" digital world so we know how to navigate LinkedIn, etc. We definitely know how to conduct ourselves during an interview. This guy was just rude...every generation has them.
Dhanan 5 months ago
Disgusting article. I am a millennial and not a boomer, but got disgusted by the writer for clubbing a whole generation for bad behavior. Such closet racists. It is a stretch, but so.eone with such vehemence towards a particular generation, probably has similar attitude towards race. Disgusting and disappointing, with such a daughter no wonder the Senior was grumpy.
Scott G 5 months ago
"Used to just ‘showing up and asking for a job’". Ha. Funny commentary about how easy it used to be where you had to read actual books about interviewing and interview questions and then research a company by going to the library and look in the newspaper in the help wanted section and actually write your own resume and either type it on a typewriter or write it on a word processor. I feel so bad for the younger generations because they have it so hard in comparison to older generations who just fell into success without any hard work. And the guy written about here, if actually a true story, is just one jerk. And not a boomer.
Caroline Camhy 5 months ago
It's obvious that the person in the article behaved very badly. It's also obvious that you chose to highlight this person behaving poorly rather than write an article about an older person who embraces new technology, pushes themselves to work hard, gratefully accepts less pay, enters a totally new field at entry level, and politely deals with discriminatory comments from supervisors and coworkers who mark them as having no path up. You can mock older workers, or you can stand up for what's right.
Zorbas Cuypers 5 months ago
Insofar as age-based stereotypes are desirable, please stick to the following guidelines: Boomers: - request to get off lawns - use Facebook - excessive tool collection - overfeeding grandchildren - talk about how they programmed in Cobol - ruined the planet - financed large mansion by not drinking lattes Gen Z: - drinks lattes. Complains about cost of life. - tiktok - stresses work/life balance - entitled/distorted view on own value and payment expectation - s****y music Gen X: - drank from garden hose - survived environment of alcohol, cigarettes and now forbidden pesticides - wound back aud cassettes with pencils daily, apparently. - pays for boomer retirement and millenial unemployment. - most f****d, but fortunately also most nihilistic.
adobe blue 5 months ago
This is a great example of how not to apply for a job. I take issue with putting all boomers in the category of jerks, entitled dinosaurs who can't have a decent conversation. If anything, most boomers can. They were raised with manners and some basics that the youngsters don't have. I had a company and my most reliable salesperson was a retired senior. He was great and I wished I had 5 of him. He dressed appropriately, he liked the opportunity to work even if the job wasn't the fanciest, he rarely if ever complained and he made decent sales. My younger folk were late, sometimes dishonest, dressed like they were cleaning the garage, etc. I had some good ones but they didn't have that 40+ year work ethic. You can teach someone how to send an email or use the copy machine but you can't teach them how to respect the process of work.
Yvonne Jocks 5 months ago
Uhm... check out the line, "My husband spent pretty much half the day yesterday cussing [his boorish father] out on the phone and then after work he drove down to his father's and spend another hour just calling him out on all of his s**t." This seems less of a "boomer" situation than an "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" situation. The husband could use some communication training himself. Not that the dad doesn't deserve criticism--but after the first 10 minutes, this counts as s**t talking on the husband's part, too.
DrBronxx 5 months ago
This story has two AHs. If you're going to insult someone with name calling (whether the subject is deserving or not), it's probably best to learn what the word means before using it a billion times. The end was laughable - people were calling OP out on their misuse of "boomer", then calls anyone who pointed that out a boomer as well. Ridiculous..
Col Prettyman 5 months ago
They say this behavior started within the past 10 years, it's extremely likely it's from a medical condition like early onset dementia which seems to be becoming more common. Instead of being an a*s maybe be proactive and figure out why the change.
Ogidi Girl 5 months ago
Just keep living, You'll see. Someday you'll be old and out of touch too.
Kierstan Fendell 5 months ago
I think the real obnoxious a**hole is the poster. My parents are late Gen Xers and kind thoughtful & professional. I hope the poster isn't a Millenial as I'd hate to be part of any group se is a part of
Eric Pestalozzi 5 months ago
I think that when one makes broad generalizations about groups, such as those in any age group/generation, one sounds ignorant and whiny.
Sach Adams 5 months ago
honestly ppl that use the word boomer are the out of touch problems. I have never seen ANYONE be so obsessed with " genrational wars" like ppl under 30 and its just exhausting listening to them pretend the world is magically different, and they are the only ones that understand it... oddly they are the unemployed homeless people but sure yall got it figured out lol
Loving Redlands 5 months ago
I’m a boomer, 8 years older than this man, and I would never in a million years act that way in an interview. However, has he been medically evaluated? This sounds like the beginning of dementia.
Charles Waugh 5 months ago
Very informative. It told me a LOT about the OP - starting with 'typical boomer'. Age, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.: labeling, dismissing and showing contempt for an individual whom you have categorized as part of an 'identity' other than your own is all the RAGE these days. And, no, I don't know how old the OP is, it's the CONTENT of the communication, not ascribed identity that matters.
Christopher Crockett 5 months ago
You keep using the word 'boomer'. I do not think it means what you think it means. I would use the term 'entitled @$$hole' instead. Just because someone's old doesn't mean they have no manners.
Bobette Anne Buehrer-Beck 5 months ago
I'm a Boomer. Retired early. And because I was good to my employees, they were good to me and made early retirement, at 50, a possibility. Rude and entitled behavior can be seen in people of all ages. It isn't a generational thing. Let's call individual out on their bad behavior, not entire generations, please.
John Harrison 5 months ago
I got as far as the words "typical boomer." F**k off, Austeja Zokaite.
Felix Quinones 5 months ago
I retired at 50 from corrections. I am now 63 and have worked part time in about 12 different part time jobs to keep busy. Immediate supervisors knew better to overstep their bounds with me. Higher supervisors on the food chain would claim to talk to the subordinates to get input from the line staff. Well, when I voice my opinion as to what is needed to perform better, it has a twinge of my correctional personality. Corporate people are used to having "yes" people, but I don't do office politics, so it never goes well. The "Do you know who I am?" attitude comes out. To which I respond, "I work because I want to, not because I need to." So as a boomer from the tail end of the generation, I have more fun now showing people how to get more out of a person.
Guillermo Mata 5 months ago (edited)
Calling us boomers or gen-xs is discriminating. I think this man's personality has more to do with his way to see life and less with his generation. I wonder if this Redditor likes being called millennial or centennial and put into a stereotype just because of the times when she was born.
Nimitz 5 months ago
This is funny cause I keep seeing this with my boomer parents. My mom is virtually unemployable because she can't follow directions and brings Jesus into every job interview. My dad wants to unretire but can't get hired cause everyone younger is more qualified and nicer; he likes to complain about workplace harassment rules in job interviews. And my mom's husband can't get a stable job cause he thinks he should be put in charge of any workplace he joins and is completely incapable of being part of a team and getting his portion of work done without help from someone younger. Meanwhile, they constantly s**t talk younger people, support a******s like Trump, and complain that they really aren't that bad and are good Christians who deserve to be treated better. It's just pathetic
chris lynch 5 months ago
As a boomer, I won't support a******s like Nimitz....
Load More Replies... Momifer 5 months ago
The poor guy was fired from the company he gave his life to. It likely destroyed him on all levels. He's from an era that longevity was rewarded and now that's gone. He doesn't really know how to act. He's hurt, angry, confused. Don't be surprised if he attempts suicide.
Judit Hajdu 3 months ago
... and you think his behavior warrants that you shame your FIL publicly? Does not matter how he behaved he is your family, learn some respect. No matter which generation you belong to you are a giant AH. He maybe too an AH but he is not the one who is cyber bullying the other one.
Kristen S 3 months ago
I’m 57 and am applying for work. I also have not had to interview for a job in 20 years. It’s a whole new world. I compare it to when I applied to college. One application had me write an essay describing how my past experiences would transition to this new position. I thought I did a pretty good job. However, what I think and what the hiring manager think are worlds apart, I was ghosted after my submission. I never even thought of ageism until I started poking around the popular websites such as InDeed, LinkedIn, Zip Recruiter, etc. I assumed that all my years of experience would help, rather than hurt my chances of getting a job. I spent the first half of the year having corrective surgery and at the end of July I was ready for work, just not the physically demanding work in retail. I assumed with my experience it would be a quick process to get an entry level position in administrative services. I am down to $500 in savings and afraid of what’s next. Ageism is real, hard to prove.
Featherking 3 months ago
I’m curious; is the “boomer” thing supposed to be global, or is it meant local for the US…? Because it’s got nothing to do with people of that age where I live, let me tell you, they are nothing at all like this.
Danish Susanne 5 months ago (edited)
I think I was once working with one such. She had more than 30 years experience with a job of the same sort, while I had "only" 17. That meant she would not listen to my advice on how to do this, because she couldn't see that her experience was no use here. Luckily I didn't have to put up with her for too long, because she just wouldn't learn the new way and got fired in I think 6 weeks. We were about the same age by the way, but being a specific age doesn't need to mean, that you have not evolved since you left school.
Joe Bloe 5 months ago
OP is clearly a hater, and use generalization fallacy to convince himself ALL boomers are bad people, even other generation without relation to boomers are also bad, all of them!! The irony is, she is more of a boomers, according to her hater definition of boomer, than anybody else!!
Maxx Holifield 5 months ago
That behavior is unacceptable regardless of whether he's a boomer or Gen X. He thinks he's above everyone else and they can just will their job over to him. I wouldn't have given him the job either.
Richard Booth 5 months ago
Being a "boomer" myself (note I use punctuation even when writing online), I resent this article. The person, while maybe technically a "boomer", simply does not have the personality/bearing/manners that I associate with all my "boomer" friends. His behavior, regardless of age should have gotten him kicked out of the interview!
Enrique Kobalovsky 5 months ago
I hope the world is as cruel to this schmuck as he is to those a generation or two ahead of him. Yes, the person you're describing sounds like a d**k but do you hear yourself?! Pot, meet kettle.
Mike S 5 months ago
The end of her thing, the "he's not a boomer but I call all people who act like this boomers," then the, "Oh look, this made boomers come out of a lot of you," stuff is a huge red flag of her own, and a bigger issue of what this article is really about: the age war, not ageism in the workplace and hiring. There was no indication that the company wouldn't have hired him until be went full rude when he shouldn't have and buried himself. Has nothing to do with any practices they had in hiring, or his age, and everything on him somehow not knowing how to act. That also doesn't make him a "boomer". I know people, personally, of every living generation that think they can act exactly like this guy and get exactly what they want, usually because this world does hand people like that what they want because they appear "alpha", making them somehow more desirable.
Tim Bollinger 5 months ago
The author thinks that behavior is based on when you were born. What a waste of time.
Faith Arnold 5 months ago
I’m in my 70th year and am in great demand for a selection of skills: horse training and riding coaching. Healing mobile laser therapy for animals and traditional jewellery instruction in my own home workshop. I decided young what my dream career would be and all three have kept me going! Who needs a boss? Who needs to ever retire!
Michelle Kress 5 months ago
Not a Boomer, and quite frankly, maybe not an a*****e either. First off, the OP is getting this story second-hand from her "embarassed" husband. Second, if the interviewers left him for 30+ minutes to hang before they bothered to show up, do you think any Millennials/Gen Z-ers would've stuck around? I've read NUMEROUS articles these days about how they are done with the ghosting and the disrespecting of their time (rightly so), so how is this any different? (Except for hubby's hurt feelings) And lastly, I know it's easy to pick on and judge an older generation's non-understanding of the "norm" these days, like having an updated LinkedIn account or not knowing how to format a resume, but you're disregarding the fact that he has, what, 35+ years of experience because he wasn't "nice"? GEN-Z: just so you know, you have 20 years to pretend you're relevant, then you'll be relegated to the eye-roll category that this old-timey schmuck has been added to. Try to remember that when you judge.
Jekabs Karklins 5 months ago
Feels like this article was written by triggered gen-z who was upset by reading endless negative content about gen-z work attitude. The article itself is poorly written for these days where you get so much help with content creation from systems. You could have added good imaginary name to avoid repeating "father-in-law" so many times.
eirenboy 5 months ago
These people complaining about their relatives making all of these errors referring family members for jobs aren't doing their job. If they realize the older person is not understanding the situation then they shouldn't have let the referral stand or cancelled the interview. When OP's FIL showed his butt in the reception area the husband should've pulled him away and cancelled the interview. That would've avoided the whole issue between him and his friend.
mxmillo 5 months ago
Lol... must be a millennial who wrote this story. I just turned 59 and no way close to being a boomer or acting like one. Just seems like the father-in-law was a bit entitled and I bet that most of the peeps he was interviewing with were younger than him, which was a hit his ego.
Drago Obelov 5 months ago
I'm tired of everyone labeling entire generations at being one way. This father-in-law sounded like some gen z kids I know. Also some millennials. Sounds more like a personality disorder then an age related thing, stubborn and always thinking ur right... thats not age related. As much as this story makes the father in law sound terrible, makes the woman sound rather pretentious. What generation is the pretentious one so I can label her properly now?
Sue Mejia 5 months ago
Grown older people don't behave that way. I'm guessing he has the on set of a health issue. Most boomers are retired or very close to retiring so there aren't many left in the work field. Working with the younger generation is hard. They go to work with a sense of entitlement. They are disrespectful and rude to the older people.
Marilyn Boeldt 5 months ago
A**h**** are found in every generation. Boomers do not have a lock on bad behavior
Michelle Johnson 5 months ago
From a 63-year-old retiree, anyone who behaved in the way idescribed in my working years would likely not find a job.. Employers had definite expectations regarding conduct and manners. I was an exec secretary, and as a teen worked in fast foods; same standard of comportment in all occupations, even my summer campsite job.
Hales M 5 months ago
A family member was out of a job, I recommended where I work but warned that the application was tedious but the job and pay were good. My family member called me 5 days later complaining that he hadn't heard back, absolutely fuming over the disrespect because when he went into the portal it said "still being reviewed, review can take 7-14days"... then he called me every two days after that to complain. After a bit of talking, where he just kept complaining, i found out that he had only completed half of the application, because, in his words "they aren't paying for my time, if they were paying me then maybe i would have finished it"-- he just started to click skip on each question. However the questions are essentially what the job is like, so if you don't do it or don't do it well, then why would they pick you? He was like "then why have a skip button if they would penslise you?" ... because skipping once or twice is probably fine, but not the last 20 questions(?)
Hales M 5 months ago
Like you are unemployed, on the verge of losing your home, borrowing a tonne of money from people without much to give (fixed income retired single mom and caretaker sister with a tonne of health issues, taking money from an insurance payout she kept aside for herself/husband/kid)-- why the hell do you think your time is too valuable to fill out an application. The app took me about an hour and a half, even assuming he was slower at filling it out-- how can you possibly feel entirely justified and hireable after only filling out half an application (?). He wanted me to contact the hiring people and complain/ get an eta on his start date (level of delusion) like... nope. I'm not sticking my neck out for someone who can't be bothered to take an application seriously after being out of work for a year. The company gives you a limited number of referrals (if the person gets hired you get a small finder's fee), i've already burned one on you and you didn't take it seriously.
Load More Replies... Michael Dodd 5 months ago
His actions aren't "typical boomer," those stereotypes are as bad as "millennial c#^t" or "whiney t^@t of a snowflake" so ease off and tell the story...
Johnathan McFadden 5 months ago
Lol I don't know where I fall in being 44 but I've been noticing myself getting grumpy and frustrated, impatient more easily as I'm getting older. But yeah I'd still never act like that in the interview, I'd wait until I got home and vent to my husband...
Beachbum 5 months ago
This has NOTHING to do with the man’s age and everything to do with his attitude. This person has always been like this. I imagine his don also has these tendencies as the apple rarely falls far from the tree. To say this is “boomer” mentality shows how unselfaware this OP is!
Judith Desveaux 5 months ago
Age has is nothing to do with bad behaviour. I've interviewed many people who felt entitled and thought they should go directly into management because they graduated with a degree. This type of generalization only causes discord and show how little people know about the real world.
Deana Cunningham 5 months ago
Maybe he is starting to suffer from dementia. If his behavior change is recent health could be an issue.
Donna Johnston 5 months ago
His behavior at the interview was wrong, but I would like to know his perspective. Were the interviewers respectful? I am offended by your general putdowns of people in this age group. Can you really make generalizations like that? I think those attitudes do not serve your case. It's the same as making racial slurs. Anyone can be rude; it doesn't automatically extend to others. This man may also have age-related or undiagnosed mental issues, like early dementia.
Thom Serveaux 5 months ago
No, it's not the same as using racial slurs. It's mean and unhelpful, but not the same.
Load More Replies... Hannah Kirtley 5 months ago
I mean I understand yhe world is different now and it's hard for ppl of s certain age but ut was NEVER acceptable to act like that in an interview
Joseph Bessenbacher 5 months ago
Just bc the father is a jackass, it has nothing to do with being Gen X or a boomer. This is the dumbest article I've read in a long time, and everyone is dumber for having wasted time reading it.
Fox with a Dragon Tattoo 5 months ago
Lmao.. the hate toward this post. Im not laughing at the guy, I feel.bad for him but its interesting to see this glimpse and know its not just my parents. Can almost guarantee that "boomer" is a republican.
Peggy Bradshaw 5 months ago
His problem was not that he is a boomer. His problem is he is a jerk. I know enough guys his age that do know how to act during a job interview to cut that c**p but yeah, it doesn’t help that he is a boomer with one job.
Theresa Wechsler 5 months ago
Wow! His behavior was completely unacceptable, but it had nothing to do with his age. As a boomer myself, I have to say that I'm offended by the stereotype/assumption that it was his boomer status .I would never behave this way , nor would anyone I know.
Reddog McGraw 5 months ago
Boomers, Gen Xer's, Milinials.... Guy was an egotistical moron. And I'm a Gen Xer, so yeah, age has nothing to do with this one.
Joann Hart 5 months ago
Everyone keeps calling him a boomer, when he is a few years shy of that age group. Even the poster states, he's really gen-x. So quit bashing boomers Everyone.
michele mbennett101044@yahoo.c 5 months ago
Dad probably lost his job because of his obnoxious, boorish, entitled behavior and the company finally had enough of him. Most likely HR had enough complaints about him they decided to get rid of him. People like him don't act or become that way overnight, they have always been a******s.
Pandroid Rebellion 5 months ago
Labelling people shows us who YOU are. He might be a d**k but OP DEFINITELY is. Correcting someone who is being insulting while they are wrong does not mean the "Boomer" came out in anyone. GenX takes no s**t. OP tried to hand out some and found that out. This person is too snotty for me to care about the FIL.
NB “Know” Davis 5 months ago
After reading some comments please consider this. This man may be ill. After all, he kept the other job 38 years and got a great severance package after applying for a promotion. He also was a government employee so is vested and will get retirement. They probably thought he would take early retirement. That illness would explain his odd behavior which is not acceptable to any age group I know of. I agree with the majority of commenters that he is too far out of the baby boomer age range to be called that. Plus the rudeness described is typical of no age group I know of, especially those born to the greatest generation as we were brought up with strict rules. I am 74. I have nieces 55 to 59. Not baby boomers. The FIL had bad behavior. The son seems to be on his way there. I'd watch for alzheimers in both. Almost going to fists is a bad sign.
Craig Heinze 5 months ago
Your FIL may need a medical? His behaviour change, if not typical previously, sounds symptomatic of hardening of the arteries. I am not a doctor and don't play one on tv, so don't give medical advice, but I know someone who's change later in life sounds remarkably similar.
Alan Jay Weiner 5 months ago
At 69yo I'm a "boomer" but I would *never* **EVER** treat anyone the way this nutjob did! Whether this guy is a boomer or absolutely super-qualified 20-something-year-old, the way he acted is so supremely unacceptable nobody would hire him for any position at all. As far as ageism goes, yeah, it's harder for us to get a new job, and the process for networking and applying for jobs is very different than when we were younger. So what! Deal with it! There are lots of places to learn the process; go learn it and follow it. (I'm retired, btw.)
Kris Troske 5 months ago
It’s not an age characteristic; it’s entitlement. It’s also very possibly the reaction of a man who is dealing with his shame of losing his job and his fear of aging and of the interview by channeling those emotions into unjustified hostility rather than dealing with them. The OP classifying this guy as a “boomer” and then admitting he’s not is a hilarious self-own, though.
EverythingsEventual 5 months ago
It's funny to see the comment about how digital skills are easily taught. No, they're often not. Young people might pick them up easily, but a lot of older people struggle and cannot retain, so it's no wonder that they're "discriminated" against when they require training to do the basic functions of the job like answering emails.
Melinda Landis 5 months ago
Someone who is 59 is not a boomer. The youngest boomer is 60. 1946-1964.
Joanne Earle 5 months ago
How is this 'typical boomer behavior'? It's just arrogance. And 59 would put him into GenX anyway. This boomer bashing c**p is getting really, really old. There are arrogant, obnoxious and entitled people from all walks of life and of all ages. So if 'boomer behavior' is entitlement, then I guess we can lump in all those people on planes who think it's OK to be entitled to seats they didn't reserve/pay for. Got it.
Shawnna Clement 5 months ago
This isn't about being a Boomer. It's about being an entitled AH. I've become more crotchety and less tolerant with age. People can't use generational labels as an all- encompassing description. My parents were the Silent Generation (pre- WW2). I'm later GenX and more Boomer than Millennial. My GenX husband acts more Millennial.
Ephemera Image 5 months ago
I'm a boomer, and I really am tired of being painted like this a*****e. I have gotten most of the jobs I've interviewed with, and I treat everybody, from the janitor to the CEO, with respect. Not all boomers are like this. Unfortunately it's the arrogant mouthy ones who are giving us a bad rep.
sofacushionfort 5 months ago
They only interviewed him as a favor to the son. He never had a shot anyway
S 5 months ago (edited)
I'd argue the guy isn't a Boomer, except that, assuming the story is true, or even actually happened, I can assure you GenX doesn't want him. But FYI, "Boomer" doesn't mean "anyone who's older than me", "anyone who acts like a jerk", or"anyone I don't agree with". But I feel like this is just a work of fiction.
Paul C 5 months ago
About 10 years ago, a major UK high street bank hired a consultant to review what was going wrong with the company. They presented to an assembled group of very senior managers. "How many of you have been here 20 years?" nearly all, "25 years?" about 90%, "30 years?" over 75%. "That's your problem." Without change and exposure to new ideas, we are not stimulated to grow. Too many people with long service respond "that's not the way we do it here" when something is suggested, instead of thinking if it is a better way to do something. If they take that attitude to a new company, they start trouble and deliver nothing but stress all around.
Mary Vetter 5 months ago
IF he doesn't have a history of bookish, homophonic behavior, he may be in the early stages of dementia. That may explain why he had a bad morning prior to the interview. All types of dementia are frightening & frustrating for the victim. Fear & frustration can cause victims to lash out in unexpected & inappropriate ways. He needs to be evaluated by a physician ASAP. Unfortunately, many dementia victims resist evaluation. Good luck!
Chris Keller 5 months ago
I had a recruiter that pursued me for years. I never needed a job or wanted to change jobs, but sometimes I'd give him names of people that might fit, we kind of developed a long term relationship. Then at 58 I got laid off. When I contacted him, he told me I was going to have a tough time, because at your age, you know, and they know you know ( that it's all BS). I ended up going into business for myself, and it worked out pretty well for me.
Feelings are fake 5 months ago
Hey OP you can consider yourself the victim. Now we can al move on. lol
Daniel Gee 5 months ago
Lmao, sure are a lot of snowflakes getting their panties in a twist over the word boomer.
Candace Taylor 5 months ago
I think it's funny that you think your father in love's behavior is generational your father-in-law obviously it's a narcissist, but as a Gen X I assure you I would never approach a job interview in this way I also wouldn't need to find safe spaces, and film videos of myself crying in the bathroom because I had to work more than 4 hours a day
Sach Adams 5 months ago
We hire boomers all the time, they are the second most solid employees the only draw backs we have is about half of them tend to be medical hypochondriacs and that can be exhausting at times. that same half are also full on drink the koolaid hard core "liberals" that just repeat made up information they saw on facebook. They tend to cause some problems but not nearly as much as their millenial counterparts that flat out are useless as tits on a bull.
NB “Know” Davis 5 months ago
The father in law was do not typlify the way baby boomers were brought up or act. We were brought up by the greatest generation who were raised during the depression and fought in WW 2 or on some way supported to war effort. We were brought up with good manners and patience. Your FIL just has very bad manners and is rude. He also is way behind in skills. At 59 he is firmly an Xer. I'm 74. I noticed before I retired that people about 15 years younger than me and below were often very selfish and not a sharer. I was in fact stabbed in the back by a couple of them. I could give you all sorts of examples. I taught university. I always had to dot every i & cross every t to get a new position. I had to take computer classes in my , 30s and employ advanced programs like CAD. Jobs were hard to come by in the 70s. We had a bad recession. We learned to be VERY kind to support staff. Your father in law has selfish and rudeness problems not related to his being an Xer. It's just the way he is.
Dream 5 months ago (edited)
Gotta say, it's pretty funny how offended people get over boomer when we were called far worse our whole lives. From little punks to lazy to entitled and even after me the avocado toast generation getting slammed for supposedly spending too much on it and that's why they can't afford a house etc. BUT that gen gets ONE nickname and it's the most dire name to ever be spoken. If you don't act like what "boomer" implies even if you are that age then you having nothing to be offended by. If you are getting offended by it then maybe you act like that. Just look at the comments here and how many people are riled up by it. Boomer implies certain things just like Karen does. The term is used to denote certain traits. If you don't have those traits, why are you offended?
Featherking 3 months ago
But that’s not what it means. It refers to a whole generation of people, it’s not exactly interchangeable with a personality type. It points to date of birth and entails everybody of that generation. The whole avocado thing sucks, we can all agree on that, but I’ve seen exactly as much shít being thrown at boomers as on younger generations, nobody is the most victim as things stand. Of course people get riled up; it’s tiresome, judgemental nonsense. I’d have gotten equally riled up if someone had bashed any of the younger generations, I won’t silently listen to people calling millennials “snowflakes” either. It’s all rude búllshit, and escalation won’t make anything better.
Load More Replies... The Other Guest 5 months ago (edited)
It's interesting how at this point in time, virtually every comment here is someone outraged that the old guy was called a boomer, since he's ::gasp:: 59 rather than 60+. Words change meaning, after all, and in today's context "boomer" is synonymous with "a-hole," just as "Karen" has come to mean "entitled middle-aged white woman." As someone who actually is of the Baby Boomer generation, I don't get my knickers in a twist when someone uses "boomer" in the current slang context because if I'm not being an out-of-touch a-hole, then they aren't talking about me; and if I am being an out-of-touch a-hole, then (hopefully) the usage will be the virtual kick to the rear I need to behave better. (edited for clarity)
JB 5 months ago
This is as convincing as “blonde is a state of mind, not a hair colour”. How many blonde jokes do you hear/read nowadays?
Load More Replies... MoMcB 5 months ago
We have had millennials for interview, who have talked down to my colleagues when offered a drink while they wait for their interview to begin. Part of the interview is a tour of the offices, when they meet the different managers who have offered the drinks as we all pitch in
Me. Just Me. 5 months ago
You left out a part in your definition..."of the baby boomer generation". This term wasn't a thing until people started using it to refer to people from that generation. Can we please not forget that this type of behavior can apply to anyone? People from the Silent Generation behaved like this at that age as well. Sometimes people become nasty as they get older, and it has nothing to do with the generation. It also doesn't make it acceptable, and so maybe we could stop using generational names to refer to people and just refer to them as they are - Grouchy People! Given the way people use these terms in the most negative connotation possible tells me we're going to have a LOT of these grouchy people in the future.
Load More Replies... Nicky Picky 5 months ago
Typical. Gen X gets to experience ageism from both directions, that or we’re just forgotten altogether! Whatever. We tend to stay out of the casual ageism fray. Argue amongst yourselves, Boomers and Millennials/Gen Z
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