It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley

Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by throw_away_777 on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:14PM (#12455586)

What you did was definitely illegal and immoral. It is not your decision to make on how someone should live their life.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by oxryly1 on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:20PM (#12455649)

Probably, but I was in over my head and the team evaporated within months. With hindsight I would have done many things differently, and my approach to interviewing that person is just one of many.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by jackhack on Thursday September 08, 2016 @05:06PM (#12457347)

I think it was brave to say, and a valuable addition to the discussion.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by slgeorge on Friday September 09, 2016 @02:57AM (#12460121)

What was illegal about it?

It was possibly immoral, if you think there's a moral requirement to hire the first person that fits the role. Though, employment is a relationship, and like any relationship there can be a host of reasons why they don't start or work out. It can simply be a matter of preference, on both sides.

It's not illegal to discriminate, it's illegal to discriminate for particular classes.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by loco5niner on Friday September 09, 2016 @11:07AM (#12462883)

Not at all. He was being considerate.

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