Hi seesiangBro, sorry if I sound offensive to you.
Age 50 could mean you have been through a lot, being said, you may held high position before.
I am not targeting at you but sharing my experience. I am working in security field and there were once whereby my colleague fall under your range. He shared the same situation as you but better in the way that he worked in security before.
But his thinking and behaviour are out of the world. He is holding same title as me, tried to boss every one around because of his age (include his boss) and worst, he don't accept other's opinion when it come to discussion. He is still living in the world whereby he is the boss and making the final say. Terribly hard to work with a narrow minded colleague with low results delivered.
I don't fault at my ex colleague because I may be in the same situation in the future.
Think twice if you wish to jump into a new field and be expected that you have to do **** work with a smile.
Thanks for your reply. Don't worry, I'm not offended by your words. Coincidentally, I'm in the same industry as you, though I do it as part-time relief, while studying for my IT diploma.
When I first started out as a guard, I met similar people. Luckily these even more elderly gentlemen than me didn't try to boss the rest of us. They were more prone to complaining about their low status (who wouldn't! ) but then continue by talking about their good old days, every chance they got.
The takeaway I have from these episodes is that I, like you are thinking, must avoid this mentality as I grow ever older. Like my other colleagues say, what's the use of talking about the past, it's the present and the future that counts, unless you got the medals or are like LKY - honoured by those around you.
Anyway, seesiang, thanks for the warning. So yes, I'm prepared to report to younger bosses, which I'm used to, by the way .
And since I'm starting all over again, I expect to have more senior IT colleagues who are younger. Some of my lecturers are even younger than me, but I still give them respect, as they have the knowledge and are sincere in training the class.
I hope that when I finally get my first IT jobs, my bosses and colleagues will accept me and show me the ropes. And definitely I won't talk about the past, but focus on developing myself in IT.
Cheers, seesiang, and stay positive!