The Goldilocks Age thing made me laugh out loud. I spent 15 years in marketing and watched the "perfect age" window get smaller every year. At 28 I was "fresh perspective." At 35 I was "experienced." At 40 I was suddenly "not the demographic." Same brain. Same ideas. Just a different number. Now I'm freelancing and honestly? Not having to pretend I'm 34 on Zoom calls is the most freeing part.
The Goldilocks Age thing made me laugh out loud. I spent 15 years in marketing and watched the "perfect age" window get smaller every year. At 28 I was "fresh perspective." At 35 I was "experienced." At 40 I was suddenly "not the demographic." Same brain. Same ideas. Just a different number. Now I'm freelancing and honestly? Not having to pretend I'm 34 on Zoom calls is the most freeing part.
Aging definitely feels like a small revolution in the working world. I’m currently the eldest and every day wonder how that happened.