Re:Stressful lives of older tech workers
by ringaroundthetx on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @10:00PM
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> I have been asked at my last several jobs why I don't use Facebook, LinkedIn, or any other social media.
You are isolating yourself as well though. One study I read is that biases appear in full force after two stereotypes are validated.
Maybe make a linkedin, since that has nothing to do with your age, just so you have an answer that doesn't alienate you, and people might ignore your age for longer.
Re:Stressful lives of older tech workers
by bradknowles on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @11:09PM
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I’m 50 and I have also been asked why I don’t use Facebook or LinkedIn.
Then I tell people that I did use them years ago, until I learned about the problem where I was the product being sold, and that anyone who still uses those services is just voluntarily making themselves one of the herd of cattle to be bought, sold, culled, or whatever.
That usually shuts them up.
My age, coupled with with the fact that I prefer machines over people doesn't endear me to this newer generation of techs. I have been asked at my last several jobs why I don't use Facebook, LinkedIn, or any other social media.
I'm a greybeard and I like it that way. I'll gladly ride out the terminal windows job and light programming until they show me the door. Meetings and budgets are for others...