Since ancient times, the workplace has been like a brothel, where gray hair is not allowed.

Opening various recruitment websites, almost all major companies have the same qualification requirements: under 35 years old... Is there a moment when your heart is filled with chills? When did 35 years old become Is there an age when it’s time to quit the workplace?

In an era when people born in the 1990s are called old aunts and uncles, the 35-year-old crisis in the workplace is now gaining momentum. People born before 1985 are naturally regarded as senior citizens who should give way to others. .

Members of the Communist Party of China have jumped off buildings, and articles on "What should we do if we are middle-aged and unemployed?" are flooding the Internet. The age of 35 is like a curse that makes people breathless.

In the workplace, most people’s ultimate goal is freedom of wealth and time, but only a handful of people can achieve it. They graduate from undergraduate studies at the age of 22 and from graduate school at the age of 25. After successfully completing their studies, , will the career path be equally smooth? The reality is often cruel. School and workplace are different after all. The primary purpose of school is to train people, while the primary goal of a company is to make profits. Studying in school is to accumulate knowledge capital for survival, while in the workplace, companies pay for personal value. To put it bluntly, One point, the higher your use value, the more valuable it is.

For most newcomers, the workplace is often the exquisite workplace beauties and dashing successful men in idol dramas, strategizing and winning thousands of miles away, while only they are struggling in the workplace. Years later, you will understand the hardship behind this glamour.

If you want to be distinguished in front of others, you must suffer in the future. Graduating from a prestigious school, from assistant to specialist, then from specialist to supervisor, supervisor to manager, manager and then director, different corporate cultures, leaders with different styles, Colleagues are competing for promotions, and in this era of super-fast updates and iterations, we must constantly surpass ourselves while adapting and adjusting. While surpassing ourselves, we must hone our character and perseverance. In addition to high IQ, we also need high emotional intelligence in the workplace. In addition to high emotional intelligence, we also need high resilience. business.

From the 20s in their youth to the watershed age of 35 in the current workplace, some people have become famous; some have turned around; and more people are unknown, complaining about the present and worrying about the future. At the age of 35, we have reached the age when we are sailing against the current, and if we do not advance, we will retreat. At the age when the world is so big, we still dare not give up everything to see it. At the age when there are old people above us and young people below, there is great pressure, many crises and worries.

Since ancient times, the workplace has been like a brothel, where old people are not allowed. If you are still doing basic work at the age of 35, don’t do it; if you are 35 years old and don’t have your own core competitiveness, don’t do it; if you frequently change jobs before the age of 35, don’t do it; There is no hope for promotion at the age of 35, layoffs... In the wave of elimination, people aged 35 and above have become the main force. They have paid so much for the company, but in the end they only get N 1.

As an old aunt born in the 1980s in the eyes of the new generation, and as a human resources practitioner, I have watched foreign giants withdraw from China one after another, and I have also watched more newer companies take root; I am busy recruiting people. There are also helpless layoffs; we welcome the post-90s and post-95s who happily joined the company, and we also send away the post-70s and post-80s who left sadly.

You never know how fast change is coming, until you find that there is no way out but to face the change head-on. No matter how young you are now, you will one day face the hurdle of 35 years old. It is impossible for people to live in the time of 25 years old. Time is like a rushing river and can never be reversed. If the younger generation asks me what I have now If I have any regrets, I think my answer should be that I didn’t work harder or persist more consistently when I was 25 years old.

Each of us is driven forward by this era, and is inevitably marked by this era. Some people become the trendsetters of the era, some are left far behind by the era, and some make their own choices. In order to give up, I believe that everyone has their own way of living and their own definition of success.

For me, I bravely chose to step out of the system, then transitioned to the career development direction I yearned for, and then worked hard to work in the industry I liked. The hardships I endured, the nights I endured, and the fatigue I suffered , all the pitfalls I have fallen into have made me the unique person I am today. Facing the 35-year-old crisis in the workplace, I am also anxious, confused and helpless. I occasionally think that if I had not chosen this way at the beginning, I would not have so many worries now, but in life There is no regret medicine, every step taken counts. If the stability I gave up allows me to see a wider world and experience the life I am willing to experience, I think it is worth it. Although we are no longer young, our eyes have gained wisdom and calmness after years of baptism, and added calmness and open-mindedness after setbacks and failures.

Every stage of life has irreplaceable advantages and some new insights. For you who are about to turn 35, I hope you have the courage to move forward an inch and the calmness to step back; As you have just entered the workplace, I hope you understand that "people only admire the beauty of a successful flower, but at the beginning, her buds were soaked in the tears of struggle and sprinkled with the blood of sacrifice."