Re:Show HN: Hire an Oldster
by rhizome on Friday December 16, 2016 @12:45PM
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I wonder what an effective approach would be for 40+'ers who don't have kids or other outside constraints. I'm thinking they wouldn't necessarily want to bring it up in an interview, since familial status is a protected class and employers may blanch at statements along these lines.
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As someone with kids, I almost always bring it up, so they can avoid wasting my time if they don't want me to have a life.
Re:Show HN: Hire an Oldster
by bettyx1138 on Friday December 16, 2016 @06:43PM
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i'm 51 (altho i probably pass as 40-something) and if during an interview it feels right, i'll mention that i'm child-free and unmarried (thus free to travel and work flexibly i try to say implicitly).
i know employers aren't supposed to take those things into account but i think they do anyway.
It's something I've mentioned in interviews because, yeah, I think it can make a difference in some cases. (married, but no kids, wife works from home, wife travels some independently of me, etc)