The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression A memory that I have of an incident when I experienced prejudice happened recently. Currently, I work in an environment in which I am the oldest person. The majority of my colleagues are in their twenties and early thirties. I often feel as though I am experiencing prejudice due to my age. The way people interact with me or leave me out of things I think has to do with my age. People are often shocked to learn that I am in my forties. All the time people tell me I look like I am in my early thirties. However, once my current colleagues find out my real age, they tend to treat me differently and isolate me more. Recently, I was at a gathering at a new colleague’s home. We were all sitting in the living room when the topic of everyone’s age started. Everyone went around the room and talked about how old they were. I never provided my age, but a colleague stated that I was the oldest in the room. Then another colleague stated that I was...
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