>>> ...except it's not true. I'm 35 years old. I'm nearly at the end of my
>>> career.
>>
>> Yes because everyone retires by 40.
>
> I don't know about "retire", but "stop being taken seriously", sure. (I
> guess it depends where you work.)

Unless you've just written some app that's had a billion downloads then 
I'd guess you're not going to get anywhere near a senior position in a 
large company unless you're over 40. There's a reason for that (it 
begins with "e").

> There's a girl I fancy who's a mere 5 years younger than me. But she's
> convinced I'm "way too old for her".

Not every girl will think that.

> My mum, having recently retired, became incredibly depressed. Being an
> extremely obnoxious woman, she has no friends, no social life of any
> description. Now she doesn't work in a busy office, she never sees any
> other humans. At one point, she just lay in bed for two weeks. By herself.

Sounds exactly like my gf's mum. It's odd how when people retire they 
seem to either veer off to one extreme or the other. All my grandparents 
were exactly like that too, just staying at home and not doing much. 
Maybe because of that my parents are the complete opposite.

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