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Re:Show HN: A job board for companies fighting ageism in tech by x0x0 on Sunday June 23, 2019 @02:19AM (#20253588)
I left that space (writing code to drive biotech instruments) because, frankly, engineers were viewed -- and treated -- as cost centers to be minimized. Software companies ime tend to view software engineers as sources of competitive advantage.
Re:Show HN: A job board for companies fighting ageism in tech by pimmen on Sunday June 23, 2019 @03:31AM (#20253770)
I work in the media industry, which is in full panic mode because of the competition from Facebook and Google. They have viewed software as an investment, we’re hiring more and more devs but we’re slashing the newsrooms and ad-sales departments every year.