Women Over 50: WERE F'CKED!

50, that magical time when you get to experience the joy of being both highly qualified and completely invisible at the same time. It’s like a superpower, except instead of flying or mind-reading, you just get ignored in meetings and overlooked for job opportunities. Yay, us!

Workplace Woes: Overqualified and Underestimated

First, let’s talk about jobs. Applying for work over 50 is a bit like trying to get into a trendy club where the bouncer is a 27-year-old tech bro with a man bun. You’ve got more experience than everyone inside combined, but apparently, that’s not what they’re looking for. Instead, they want someone “fresh” and “innovative,” which we all know is code for “young and cheap.”

It doesn’t matter that you’ve been managing projects and people since before their CEO was born. Nope. Too risky. You might, I don’t know, use a paper calendar or ask a colleague to actually talk instead of just DMing you a meme. God forbid.

Dating After 50: Where Have All the Grown Men Gone?

And then there’s dating. If you’re brave (or possibly insane) enough to try online dating at this age, you’ll quickly learn that men around your age are busy swiping left on women who can still remember when Wi-Fi was a novelty.

Dating apps are like a reverse game of hide-and-seek, where all the guys your age are hiding, and the ones who find you are either 30-year-olds looking for the "cougar" experience, or 75-year-olds who list their hobbies as “golf” and “occasional breathing.”

And let’s not even talk about the pictures. Guys in their 50s posting 20-year-old profile pics are the real magicians of our time, OR and this one is my favorite; they're wearing a hat in every pic; translation, he's bald. We know who you are!

Menopause: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Oh, and just to keep things spicy, let’s throw menopause into the mix. Hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and that delightful brain fog that makes you forget why you walked into a room. It’s like puberty, but without the optimism or the clear skin.

Of course, we can’t really talk about it, because menopause is still a bit of a taboo topic. Society’s fine with commercials about erectile dysfunction every five minutes, but if we mention hormone therapy, everyone clutches their pearls.

Flipping the Script

But here’s the thing: we’re still here, still smart, still capable, and still not putting up with anyone’s nonsense. We’re not going to fade quietly into the background just because the world can’t handle our awesomeness.

So let’s keep pushing. Let’s remind them that we’re not just experienced — we’re unstoppable. And if that makes some people uncomfortable, well, screw them. We’ll still be here, making waves and breaking stereotypes!