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She was praised by the CEO and promoted. After her brother and mom died, she returned from compassionate leave. IBM laid her off

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The first ageism I encountered was at an interview at Dell. First question: "You're 32. The average age here is 27 - do you really think you could fit in?"

Correct response: "Plus or minus what?"

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