So, a conversation with a colleague (because why pay for therapy when colleagues will do the same job for free?) has sparked a sudden realization that I am currently being overlooked due to my age and lack of assertiveness. And the latter would be on me - and it is - if it weren't for the emphasis placed on my insufficiency, for a long period of time, by the remnants of an old generation...

It's a bit depressing, but the good news is, at least it's something I can do something about.