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Re:Facebook Tools Are Used to Screen Out Older Job Seekers, ... by resource0x on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:01PM (#17180351)
Older devs, after seeing enough technology fads, are much more sensitive to bullshit. Which makes them a bit sarcastic WRT any new fad. Not a desirable trait from the employer's perspective :)
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Re:Facebook Tools Are Used to Screen Out Older Job Seekers, ... by pc86 on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:08PM (#17181033)
Sarcasm in general is not a desirable trait. You can explain the pros and cons of different technology choices without being sarcastic.

A green developer who wants to rewrite everything is $LANGUAGE is just as bad as the self-important greybeard rolling his eyes and scoffing at anything that isn't $OTHER_LANGUAGE.

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Re:Facebook Tools Are Used to Screen Out Older Job Seekers, ... by raarts on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:13PM (#17180462)
I've been an employer for a long time and would prefer a critical thinker over a fad-of-the-day lemming any day.
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