Meanwhile, we're starting to hear more and more complaining from men and women over 40 about how difficult it is to get a job, even at a time of nearly full employment. You can be sure anyone over 40 can't get funded in today's market. If you're over 40 and have already been successful a few times, you can fund yourself. Everyone assumes that if you're over 40 and haven't already made millions, you're simply a loser. We won't discuss how guys like Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's, made his move as an entrepreneur at age 52.
Times have changed, they say.
Funding isn't the only difficulty. The job opportunity situation worsens after 50, and I can't even image how people over 60 find work, other than as trainees at fast-food restaurants. The problem isn't ability. Older workers and many older executives don't work like younger workers and these child executives we keep reading about. They don't or won't work routine 16-hour days.