Me: I’m not taken very seriously because I am young
Me five years later: half of the people I talk to think I’m still five+ years younger than I am and don’t take me seriously and the other half think I’m old because apparently there is no acceptable age for women and also don’t take me seriously
This is like Schrödinger’s cat, no one knows your age making you both young and old—but it doesn’t matter because because they still don’t take you seriously either way
Ugh, I get that. I was asked not a week ago what high school I go to.
Respectfully, Random-Person-at-my-Workplace, I am 34. I am married and have a six year-old. Please do not give me life advice like I'm a child. *eyetwitch*
In my case some people don't take me seriously cause I am a woman 🫠 (I am non binary actually but most people just sees me as a girl) and the ammount of times they have been paternalistic with me and treated me like a small child that doesn't know anything and even about my own career is exhausting.
I had this same problem at my first job. I started young and despite being there for nearly a decade, I was still treated like that young new-hire.
I realized I simply had to leave, and it was immediately better 👍
I was laughing about this at one point because I HATED being a young woman no one took seriously, then got older and saw it doesn't help! I always worshipped older women so I thought that came with the position!
Most people unfortunately only listen to people they consider to be popular and/or wealthy. It has nothing to do with gender. It's all superficial. You could be brilliant and have the most profound thoughts and be entirely overlooked. You could have immense talent... Makes no difference.