The stage of "Sister Lang" rolls up year by year, and the sisters are still singing and dancing at 30, 40, and 50, and they can't see the age difference, and they each have their own charm.
It is a female-friendly and age-free platform, but the reality of the workplace is that many units explicitly stipulate that employees under the age of 35 are not hired, and even academic qualifications and experience are no longer considered.
Some time ago, I talked to a Hong Kong friend of the same age about this topic, she told me that the Hong Kong workplace is very tolerant of the age cycle, not only does not discriminate at the age of 35, but will think that this age is the age with the best experience resources and maturity, and there are still 30 years before retirement...
Therefore, many companies will give priority to the age group of 35 when promoted and raised.
I was still skeptical, feeling that my friend brought a female perspective of the Central career, which was somewhat "survivor bias" until I saw a news:
A heavy mother of three joined the police force at the age of 35 and became a "new sister".
What is this TVB workplace inspirational drama plot!
35-year-old "Senior Sister Xinzha"
The 35-year-old "senior sister Xinzha" is called Cai Erting, who worked in a jewelry store for more than ten years before being admitted to the police force.
In 2019, when she was planning to have her third child, Hong Kong was being hit by black riots, and as a native of Hong Kong, she felt that she had to stand up and protect the place where she grew up.
After having a baby in 2020, she began to put her plans into practice.
The difficulty of changing jobs in middle age mainly comes from the weight of 168 pounds (equivalent to 152 pounds) after giving birth.
At that time, she was very weak and breathless after running 50 meters, while the police entrance fitness test required 4 minutes and 29 seconds (ladies) to run 800 meters.
Later, she lost weight through a balanced diet, ran every afternoon to practice physical fitness, and in 2022, she was admitted to the police officer examination for the first time and began a 27-week training.
After starting her formal training, she also lost 48 pounds in one go, her physical fitness was much stronger, she won the second place in the class in the 2400-meter run, and she could not do the first palm press, and she could complete 60 standard palm presses when she graduated.
For a mother of three, in fact, the physical trials are trivial, and the saddest thing is to say goodbye to her children, who had never tried to be separated from her children for so long before.
But she said: "I want to set an example for my children, once they have made a decision and set a goal, they must not give up and overcome difficulties with perseverance." ”
Cai Erting's next goal is to join the police mobile unit.
This is simply the realistic version of "Senior Sister Topgun"!
Sister E'e was originally just a happy little teacher, who joined the police force only for "high salary and food accuracy", so she was still a logistics civilian for ten years, which was convenient for her to take care of her husband and children.
Of course, her logistics work is also very good, in the event of a power outage in the police station, she can use human brains instead of computers to help everyone schedule shifts and check information.
Initially transferred to work as a patrolman, Sister E was also reluctant, until she found out that her husband had an extramarital affair, she decided to be self-reliant from now on and apply for a gun, so that "the promotion is faster".
It is not easy to change the track before 30+, Sister E's first practice shooting, even the wrench could not be pulled, the bullets were all off target, after a practice, the fingers trembled until she had no strength to pick dishes, and various high-intensity physical training made her exhausted.
As a single mother, she also has to juggle housework and childcare, so she practices shooting tools, which may also be irons, watering cans, durians...
After some hard training, Sister E finally practiced a set of neat and skillful gun pulling movements and capable grappling techniques, and became the first generation of senior sisters of the topgun gun.
She has also encountered workplace discrimination from the civilian policewoman - anti-pornography team - PTU mobile unit - serious crime unit - stormtrooper sergeant - CAIU child abuse investigation team.
When she first became the police sergeant of the stormtroopers, her male colleagues secretly thought that this unmarried "grandmother" was not qualified, but with her excellent business ability and women's unique carefulness, Sister E not only solved many cases, but also won the respect and trust of all male colleagues.
TVB Hua Dan, left the nest at the age of 35
In recent years, the age limit for the Hong Kong Police Force has been abolished, focusing on a "heart is not afraid of being late", there are many more applicants over 30 years old, and the year before last, a 43-year-old middle-aged man successfully became a "senior brother Xinzha".
The Hong Kong workplace is relatively friendly to "older newcomers", and the actress we wrote about, Weng Jingjing, was 35 years old when she completed her law course at HKU with honors in 1999 and joined Mayer Brown, one of the best lawyers in Hong Kong.
Later Hong Kong sisters Zhu Qianxue and Mai Mingshi also chose a similar path with her.
The 32-year-old Zhu Qianxue has almost disappeared in front of the screen since she made a cameo appearance in the wireless "Devil Descent 2.0". Later, I learned that after completing her Juris Doctor degree from City University of Hong Kong, she joined a well-known law firm in Admiralty as an intern and had completed her internship to become a practising barrister.
Under the workplace prejudice discipline of the "35-year-old crisis", we all have an illusion, as if the unit where the 35-year-old stays must be the unit that retires, and the industry that is engaged in at the age of 35 must be a lifelong career...
In fact, many TVB female stars left the nest around the age of 35.
Let's just say that Kwan Yonghe was 34 years old when she played Zhu Su'e, but with the role of this unmarried policewoman, she became the only female winner of the "Top Ten Ideal Police on the Screen" that year, and her career reached a new peak and became a well-known TV series character.
Many people know that she later married Zhang Jiahui, who had been running for 13 years in love, and became a good wife and mother, in fact, when she was 37 years old, she also joined the listed company Oriental Charm co-founded by Alan Tam, Chen Baixiang, Zeng Zhiwei, Jackie Chan and Anita Mui, and filmed Deng Texi's drama "Chivalrous Benevolence".
also briefly went north, signed a contract with Tang Ren Film and Television, filmed "Unparalleled in the World" and "Book of Swords and Revenge", and became the first generation of "Tang Ren First Sister".
Xuan Xuan, Myolie Wu, She Shiman... When several generations left the nest, they were 36 years old.
Leaving the nest is not the end for them, but a new beginning, as the golden age of TVB out of Hua Dan, they dare to leave the nest and go out, high salary is certainly a temptation.
When She changed her ministry in 2011, there were rumors that she had received a 15 million salary from a mainland producer for two years.
But the TVB flowers who came out of the "sunset era", such as Hu Dingxin, Tang Shiyong, Chen Fara, Xu Zishan... They also have that boldness.
For this batch of small flowers, running away is not the "best choice", after all, the influence of TVB is no longer what it used to be, and the audience of Hong Kong dramas is getting smaller and smaller, but staying in TVB is easier to be valued, but the farthest and most daring are also them.
Fala Chen was 32 years old when she left the nest, and when she was in TVB, she was criticized for her blunt acting skills and was a "vase actor", and after the contract expired, she did not rush to change companies, but ran to Juilliard School in the United States to study for a master's program in drama.
It is said that female stars have a short flower, but Fala Chen chose to immerse herself in hard study during her career development, and four years later, she was awarded a master's degree in drama performance with a general A grade, becoming the first Chinese student to obtain a master's degree in drama performance from the school.
During this period, he collaborated with Huang Zihua in Hong Kong on a stage play
This year, she was 36 years old, and after graduation, she directly entered Hollywood, and the role of her mother with strong martial arts skills in "Shang Qi" is her, and she has many rivalry scenes with Tony Leung.
Also impressive is Xu Zishan.
She may be the most unpopular TVB flower for Hong Kong audiences, her image itself is not as "entering the house" as traditional TVB actresses, foxy eyes, thick lips, big face.
Such an aggressive look, but also played a nasty ghost character who "everyone shouts and fights" in "Family Good Moon Full". She often suffers from some inexplicable negative reviews, being ridiculed for "gum face", "hammer shan" and "sausage mouth".
In the 11 years of wireless, he rubbed shoulders with the "behind the eye" award every year, and in the later stage, he was thrown idle because of the impact of Chen Kailin, Cai Sibei, and Liu Peiyue...
At the age of 34, she announced her departure early, pressed the pause button, studied jewelry design, thought about where she was going, and then established her own jewelry brand, which gradually ceased to appear in front of the scene.
Four years later, she announced a "total retreat," citing a doctorate in psychology in Europe.
She sold all her houses and cars in Hong Kong in one go, went to Europe to study and settle, and even cancelled her FB and IG accounts, determined to wave goodbye to the front of the curtain.
The last time I was met by netizens was on the London subway. Netizens described her: "In good condition, hair coiled, dressed in casual clothes, Martin boots, with friends." ”
Netizens could feel the ease and ease she exuded, so they didn't take pictures, "I hope she has a good time."
Sister E's epilogue:
If you can meet a job that you like and pay well as you graduate, it is worth polishing it with a lifetime of time and energy, but in the workplace, such people can only be a lucky few.
More people, just ignorantly chose to volunteer after the college entrance examination, and after graduating from university, they hurriedly started work ... 35 is a time to stop, rethink, and start anew.
I have several friends around me, all of whom have switched life tracks within two years before and after the age of 35, changing jobs, getting married, changing careers, changing cities... Life is shrouded in fog again, and a new cycle begins, but thanks to the resources and experience accumulated before, it will not be so hectic to deal with.
"35-year-old discrimination" in the workplace does exist, college students graduate one after another, with higher education, wider vision and lower salary impact the middle generation in the workplace, but the "hardest employment season for college students" broadcast on time every year shows that the cruelty of the workplace is equal to everyone.
Some time ago, we launched a call for 35-year-olds, and a sister left a message that she had successfully jumped jobs at 40+ and found a job that satisfied her, and no one asked her how to balance work and family in three rounds of interviews.
I think this sister must be particularly powerful, hardcore enough to directly make workplace prejudices invisible.
Therefore, if you are not 35 years old, take every step in front of you steadily, every step is valuable life and workplace experience; After the age of 35, please go on sincerely and stride through the crises, prejudices and impossibilities.
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