Reply #63: You are not alone. I was victim to a purge of all female employees over the age of 60. [View All]

[CTyankee]

Within just a couple of years, we were all one by one gone. We were all probably making "too much" money because we were older.

In my case they actually attacked my strongest points. What you described looked like that. Altho they had to give me a warning period and I worked very hard it was a predetermined outcome. I saw what they were doing and carefully made plans to announce my retirement, loudly, to everyone (I told the boss first, tho). I did this 7 months in advance of my departure date, thereby making it diffiuclt for them to just shove me out the door. It would have looked terrible for them to fire me right before I was retiring. Hell, if they had only offered me a package deal to leave I probably would have taken it, but they were stupid. It took them a year to hire my replacement. She was 35 years younger than me and they changed the job description around so she didn't have the unrealistic expectations they laid on me.

Living well is the best revenge. You are better off but it's hard to accept. I'm sorry this happened to you but I am sadly no surprised to hear it. Age discrimination has not gone away. Comfort yourself with the thought that your tormentors will one day face the same bias you faced. Karma, you know...