I don't get carded when I buy a drink anymore, because people think I'm too old-looking to be under 21. And yet, they won't give me a senior discount at the supermarket because they say I have to be 60, and I don't look old enough to qualify.
When I applied for a desk job last year (before we knew we'd be moving to Florida), the interviewer asked me if I expected to need time off to take care of grandchildren. That one really took me by surprise. I totally didn't see that coming. The answer was no, but I felt resentful that he put me in a position where I'd have to either answer it, or explain why I refused to answer it.
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