Drowning Nor Waving

Oh, boy. It's unfortunate that there are people like this that you have to deal with. I'm one day from turning 37. I really go out of my way to keep from coming off as condescending towards people who are substantially younger than myself because I remember how I couldn't stand it when it was done to me. I finally realized that the people who do so are very insecure. Their self-image is easily threatened, and they want to feel like they are superior in any way possible, so they immediately underestimate the abilities of those younger than them--or for any other reason, for that matter. What really sucks is when these people are in positions of power over you because in my experience there's not a goddamn thing you can do about it. All you can really do is to try to avoid dealing with them whenever possible.