Why do people keep asking my how old I am at work?

[Anonymous]

I’m finding it uncomfortable, 2 different people asked me today. Last November my managers manager asked me, I never speak to her if I can help it.

[HighValue]

What is wrong with someone knowing your age?

[Asker]

It’s rude to ask

[HighValue]

How is it rude?
Is it one of those things where it is only rude to ask a woman her age, but not rude to ask a man his height?

[Asker]

I would never ask a man his height, weight or age. All are personal and may be offered but not requested.

[HighValue]

For employment, your birthday is actually a requirement for management when they file taxes, to pay for unemployment insurance, social security, etc. It is a legal requirement on management's part for all companies in the USA.

[Asker]

I’m English, we have laws around age discrimination and employers have to be careful what they ask and imply.

[HighValue]

We have laws against age, gender, and race discrimination here in the USA, but companies frequently discriminate against Whites, men, and against old women. Nothing happens to them for the discrimination because they can just make an excuse and it is almost always accepted.
It is even illegal to require someone to include their race on an application, but many companies make it a requirement. they post that it is optional, but the electronic system won't allow it to be submitted without including it.

[AsaKyo]

You probably look a lot younger than you actually are, that's probably why
I'm 20 and people still think I look 15, apparently

[JohnK123]

If it’s a managers manager u better tell her… she’s in charge of ur damn company

[Asker]

She isn’t in charge of the company only the area I’m in, it’s illegal to ask someone’s age under employment laws or something to that effect

[JohnK123]

No it’s not… they most definitely look at ur birth certificate and or license when hiring u

[Asker]

Yes but that wasn’t the case.

[Anonymous]

Younger people think you're too old

Older people think your young

[Plinko]

How many of them are other women?

[Asker]

2/3 does this mean anything

[Plinko]

I genuinely can't imagine your male manager's manager caring what your age is unless you either look underage by appearance or they're trying to have sex with you.

This feels like a thing women do and I couldn't begin to answer why.

[Asker]

Ok the managers manager is female, the other two are on my level, one female one male

[Plinko]

Unless there's some sort of in-joke or work place politics i don't know about, I'd venture the guy was asking for relations reasons. The other two, probably gossip or judgment of some stripe.

[Asker]

The guy was asking a lot of people and joking about age with others, the other two were straight up asking me, no other discussion took place. Just hi, how old are you.