57-Year-Old Shares Struggle with Ageism and Job Search Humiliation

I can't find a job at 57. I'm fighting feelings of humiliation and panic.

Gregory Brooks (not pictured) thinks his age could be helping and hurting his job search. Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gregory Brooks, a 57-year-old based in Rochester, New York. It's been edited for length and clarity. After reluctantly resigning from my technology services job at a community college in May, I was terrified to be out of work. I'm not a young guy anymore. Starting over at 57 feels like a mix of humiliation and frustrati...