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Ep 29 - From "Obsolete" to Unstoppable: Jennifer Schroeder Exposes Workplace Age Bias
Ep 29 - From "Obsolete" to Unstoppable: Jennifer Schroeder Exposes Workplace Age Bias
In this inspiring episode of Speak Shame, Dr Connie Kerali interviews Jennifer Schroeder, who at 58 was told her skills were “obsolete” and faced systemic age bias after hundreds of rejections. Jennifer recounts a planned 15-minute meeting where she was threatened with a performance improvement plan or severance, describing shock, shame, anger, and an out-of-body feeling, followed by months of replaying the event and noticing earlier signs like being excluded from meetings. Needing income, sh...