I used to get some funny looks working next to a 60+ year old back in the archery department at Sportsman's Warehouse. A lot of the older guys (at first) weren't comfortable with how young I was -- until I worked on their equipment. As it stands now, I have customers calling me and getting ahold of me on AT who want me to work on their bows from my home, rather than having to take it into Sportsman's.

Go figure.

Not ALL young people are inexperienced. Its a stereotype that gets real old real fast. Just because you work at a chain store doesn't mean you're inexperienced. Sometimes its difficult to get hired at a lot of the mom and pop shops locally because they're family owned and operated.