Does your work focus on people of any specific age?

For example, I work in higher education, and I work mostly with graduate students, who are typically in their mid to late twenties. I’m in my mid fifties now, so all the students hold doors for me and things like that. Many call me Dr, although I am not a Dr. This age difference is not unusual. In fact many of the professors are in their seventies. I don’t know how much of a gulf this is in terms of working with the students.

How does age affect your work? How much of an age difference is there between you and most of the people you work with or serve? What do you like about this age difference?

For those of you with no age difference or who work with people of all different ages, how do you think age becomes an issue in your work?