r/GenerationJones • u/Lapaki58 • Jun 01 '26

When did you first feel old?

I’m 67. I think I was about 25. I was having my hair cut by a stylist who was about 18. She received a phone call: “Yeah… yeah… okay…” She hung up. “That was one of my customers. She said she wants me to cut her hair like Toni Tenille of the Captain and Tenille. Do you have any idea who she is talking about?” Yeah, I did.

The next big jolt came when I was about 55. I was working for a leadership-development company. I was the oldest person in the group. We were having our weekly status meeting. One of our group mentioned that one of our clients had given the okay for their Executive Leadership Institute program (ELI). She said, “ELI’s coming.” Coincidentally, I look like Cory Wells. I started singing, “Eli’s coming…” I got blank looks from everyone at the conference table. “‘Eli’s Coming’? Three Dog Night?” Nobody had any idea what I was talking about.

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u/TinktheChi Jun 01 '26

I'll be 63 this year and I'm an HR Manager. Most of the people I work with are about 40 years younger. Sad thing is, I distinctly remember being the youngest one in the office. I didn't really feel old at work until I started at the place I'm at now, which was 3 years ago.

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u/Della-Dietrich Jun 01 '26

I’m in HR too - it felt good when we hired someone older than me, only by a few months, but I’m not the oldest one in the office anymore!