While that quote from Melinda Gates in The Guardian referred to findings about racism, gender inequality and poverty, HR Branches owner and chief problem solver Reanna Werner thinks it applies to age discrimination as well. Older people who want to work might have a better chance of getting jobs this summer as employers scramble to fill available positions, Werner said. But age discrimination in the workplace hasnât gone away, said Susan Weinstock, AARP vice president for financial resilience programming. âWe did a survey at the end of last year, and we asked people how they were feeling about their job security,â Weinstock said, âand 61 percent of employed workers [age] 40 and up said theyâre concerned that they could lose their job in 2021, and they said that age would be a factor.â