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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by moflome on Monday July 22, 2019 @01:53PM (#20500457)
Love it. Have found that the closer you get to hardware groups at any of the FAANG's, the higher the average age. Met several happily employed grandparents in the groups, adding value and telling the best stories.
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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by rifung on Monday July 22, 2019 @04:12PM (#20501863)
> Have found that the closer you get to hardware groups at any of the FAANG's, the higher the average age.

Hm that makes sense given the relative infancy of the software industry.

Not to mention that enrollment in CS programs has been increasing so the talent pool is skewed towards younger people

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