What’s the worst case of ageism that you’ve witnessed?

Well, worst never means the same thing for all people, and I only can talk about my own experience. After the age of 40, I was regularly told I was “overqualified” for jobs I was perfectly qualified to do. “Overqualified” is code for “too old.” After the age of 50, employment agencies politely took my resume, gave me the requisite tests, complimented me on my experience, and never called again because I was “overqualified.” Ageism in the hiring process is one of the most challenging forms of discrimination to prove, but in my experience, the most frequent and maybe worst of them all.