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Matt Keyes

Honestly, at 23 you are not likely to be viewed as "senior" experience. Most likely you aren't but anything is possible. "Good" and "senior" are not the same thing, however. I would wager that there is a level of professional maturity gained through experience that is not available at 23 years of age (in my experience, I'm 43 and have been a developer for 22 years) but I would not generalize about anyone as I don't know the OP.

Additionally, many people think "senior" involves programming skills only. It does only in part. If you know how to do the work and do it well then that may be half the battle at best. Surviving in the professional world requires good soft skills - typically only gained through experience - more than anything else. I'm sure a monkey could be taught to develop but to be a solid resource is another issue. Of course, architecture and design skills come into play, too.

That said, nobody should be disrespected anywhere. I would quietly start looking for a new job.