Corporate cultures, by definition, restrict behavior.
A few lucky workers find a corporate culture they can willingly conform to. The rest check their real selves at the door.
But sooner or later (usually sooner) these misfits get detected and are forced out.
Severance is particularly grave for workers over 40, who are cursed by their age with experience.
Severance is particularly grave for workers over 40, who are cursed by their age with experience.
Employers prefer inexperienced 20-year-old workers over 40-60 year-old ones, not only because they're less costly, but because they're more malleable.
Experience shapes you, robbing employers of the opportunity to do so.
