Age Discrimination Food Truck Experiment | Disrupt Aging

FEMALE_1: Hi.

FEMALE_2: Hi.

FEMALE_1: Just one
question really quick.

You're not over 40, are you?

FEMALE_2: No.

FEMALE_1: Perfect. Great.

FEMALE_2: Age limit?

MALE_1: I'm not under
40, I'm over 40.

FEMALE_1: We are not serving
anybody over 40 today.

We're trying to have a little
bit younger vibe today.

You are exactly what
we're looking for.

If you're under 40,

I'm actually not going
to take your order, sir.

Thank you so much
for your interest.

We're just trying
something different.

You're just not exactly
what we're looking for.

FEMALE_3: Every day,
age discrimination

happens in the workplace
behind closed doors,

and we wanted to see what it

would look like out in the open.

We hid cameras in
a food truck and

refused to serve anyone over 40.

FEMALE_1: Are you under 40?

FEMALE_4: No. It's for
my daughter, not for me.

FEMALE_2: Oh, it's
for your daughter.

FEMALE_4: Yeah.

FEMALE_1: As long as you
don't eat them, okay.

Do you promise that
you won't eat them?

FEMALE_4: I promise.

FEMALE_1: Actually, if you
could just step away from

the food truck since
you're not under 40,

and I'll bring you the beignets.

I don't want people to
get the wrong impression

if you're standing over here.

MALE_2: This is ridiculous.

FEMALE_1: You guys
are under 40, right?

FEMALE_5: Yes.

FEMALE_1: Great. I can take
your order. Absolutely.

FEMALE_5: I don't know
what's happening.

MALE_3: This is a
really stupid thing,

and I starting to get
really pissed off.

FEMALE_6: Let's go. If you

have a specific
problem with somebody,

then you should just say that.

MALE_3: Screw you. Stupid.

FEMALE_7: Are you for real?

Walking away, I
felt really upset.

I almost started crying.

I was updating my
resume recently,

and I wanted to sound

experienced without
sounding too old.

I was like, oh, I'm experienced,

but that's almost not
an asset anymore.

It's like, I have to
sound young and relevant.

FEMALE_1: Older
people just don't

really fit into our culture.

MALE_4: That's ridiculous.

FEMALE_1: We actually don't
think that this track is

a good fit for you, I'm sorry.

MALE_4: I was
outraged. This stunt

makes me want to take action

to help others who might be

discriminated against
because of their age.