Compared with the year-end bonus and team building, what makes the workers feel more fortunate is undoubtedly vacation travel.
In just a few days, come to a short trip to empty your body and mind, do not have to consider the chat records in the work group, and no department leaders urge you to write a report PPT. This kind of feeling, everyone who has worked knows how cool it is.
But not every trip is fun.
No, a few days ago, a netizen complained about his free travel blockage, and it also attracted a large number of voices to support.
This is because he was politely rejected when booking a hostel, and the reason given was: no accommodation over 35 years old!
Source: Network
Youth hostels, 35 years old are not allowed to enter
"I just want to go on a special forces-style trip like a college student. Who knew that before he set off, he felt discrimination. Aren't people over 35 worthy of staying in a store? ”
Mr. Li, who posted and complained, is engaged in sales-related work himself. In the past, with the opportunity of business trips and travel, I basically traveled through most of China, and there were not a few hostels where I lived.
Recently, while planning a trip to Beijing, he noticed that his age suddenly became a sensitive word.
When booking a hostel, the 35-year-old was classified as "not entering" by many hostels.
Source: Network
Even if the hostel does not have this rule written on it, if you call to consult, you will hit a soft nail because of your age.
What's more, no one with 25 years old can check in!
And the reasons given by the other party are also quite speechless. According to the hostel owner: people over 35 years old are too old, and it is not safe to live in bunk beds and are prone to accidents.
Source: Little Red Book
Such far-fetched reasons, Mr. Li found unacceptable.
After all, I have just passed the year of standing, 50 push-ups and 5km sprints are not a problem, and the safety hazards during the journey can be avoided, how can there be a problem in getting in and out of bed?
After the post was issued, it also sparked heated discussions on the whole network.
Some netizens said: I have stayed in youth hostels in many countries on a free trip, and I have never heard of the fallacy that people over 35 years old are not accepted.
Source: Little Red Book
It was also stated that, according to United Nations regulations, young people were defined as 16-45 years old.
How is it that in China, 35-year-olds have become enemies of the whole people, not only hitting obstacles everywhere in their job search, but even spending money and spending money are picked and chosen?
However, the discrimination against 35-year-olds is not unique to hostels.
As a tacit "hidden disease" is unfazing in many places.
Age discrimination doesn't stop there
According to the 2021 census data, the average life expectancy of mainland residents has increased from 77.93 years in 2020 to 78.2 years.
While entering the country of longevity, middle-aged people began to struggle.
In first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, long-term rental youth apartments have always been the first choice for migrant workers because of their complete service facilities and stable leasing relationships.
But youth apartments, featuring convenience and literati care, turn people over the age of 35 away.
The reason is not to ask, to ask is "people over 35 years old are not easy to manage, do not understand socialization, and cannot interact." ”
Source: Seven Degrees Youth Apartment
Could it be that people will change to autistic mode as soon as they reach the age of 35?
Not only are long-term rental apartments not welcoming middle-aged people, but even this kind of sharing agency also kills the age level.
But what's better than long-term rental apartments is that the high-ranking ones pull the upper age limit to 40 years old.
This is the default 40-year-old migrant worker who has an independent big house.
In addition to the difficulty of renting a house, traveling for 35+ people is also a big problem.
In order to win over young people who love to take photos on Xiaohongshu, many travel agencies have designed a photo route to exclude people over 30+.
Source: Little Red Book
In the eyes of travel agencies, more than 30+ people have entered the workplace for a long time, and their spending power is calmer than that of young people under 30.
Naturally, people of this age group are classified into the elderly shopping group of "many people with money and foolishness".
Source: Little Red Book
This kind of two-faced attitude of disgusting in person and wanting to make money behind your back is really speechless.
Also used by merchants on the grounds of age, the differential treatment is also reflected in the application of credit cards.
In 2019, Bank of Communications issued a Gundam-themed credit card. In addition to occupation and creditworthiness, the credit card is specifically marked for consumers under the age of 35 only.
Source: Transportation official website
According to domestic consumption data, consumers over the age of 35 generally have the ability to repay debts and can fully reach the level of applying for credit cards.
This practice of using age to treat customers into three, six and nine will only make people guess that it may be because people over 35 years old have experienced consumerism and have strong self-control ability, and do not belong to the group of people who are good at advanced consumption.
And this 35-year-old ban on card application is not an isolated case in the credit card industry.
The UP Platinum Card series launched by Hua Xia Bank also refuses applications from people over 35 years old.
Even some community-based apps that focus on lifestyle list 35+ users as forbidden areas.
Source: Zhihu
It also brazenly pushes middle-aged people to the end of "social purpose and utilitarianism".
Source: Zhihu
In this regard, some netizens left a message below: I wish you failure!
After reading the reasons given by the R&D team, I just want to say that this netizen is good!
Many bans and regulations set because of age draw consumers over the age of 35 into prisons.
In today's era of advocating humanity, age is an original sin, making the mainstay of 35+ years old become an outcast generation.
What is even more frightening is that the scope of this age discrimination is gradually expanding, and the scope involved is also increasing.
Source: Weibo
35 years old
On July 11, together with #Many hostels in Beijing refuse to accept middle-aged people over 35 years old#, there was also #What can people over 35 do to do #.
In the reply posts of netizens, we saw the sadness of "35 years old hidden in the dust".
Some of the replies with the highest likes focused on manual labor that does not require education and does not limit experience, such as food delivery, courier delivery, bottled water, and breakfast sales.
Slightly better jobs are also limited to the "auspicious three guarantees" package of security, cleaning and nanny.
Source: Weibo
If workers over the age of 35 cannot become overbearing presidents, they can only grab the jobs of manual workers, and the workplace should not leave a place for them.
It's always been like that, right?
By 2022, the total number of people aged 35-65 in mainland China will reach 600 million, accounting for 43% of the total population.
In the delayed retirement policy plan, these 35+ people who are in the middle of life, excluded from the age of public examination and rejected by employers, are forced to be wrapped up in the gaze of age and become forgotten "middle-aged abandoned children" living in the social mezzanine on the long 30-year job search road waiting for retirement.
And those inspirational chicken soups such as "nostalgia for the comfort zone, you will be eliminated", which sounds full of energy and deafening, are even more arrogant and unaware when used on them.
Since the beginning of this year, some Internet giants have begun to open their positions to people over 35 years old, and the regulatory authorities have also increased regulatory treatment methods for suspected problems related to the age threshold.
Source: Weibo hot search
As a country that is about to enter a serious aging population, caring for the elderly in the Internet era is a major event that everyone in society should participate in.
It can be seen that the situation of setting the limit of 35 years old has actually improved, and it has also allowed all those who are about to enter or have already reached the age of 35 to see a ray of light.
A small change in the times, like falling on everyone, will bring about a huge change.
Give 35-year-old workers a chance, don't let age become a yardstick, eliminate invisible discrimination, not only to care for their humanity, but also to be kind to their future self, because no one will be young forever.