Re:Ask HN: Joining Big Tech in One’s 40s
by StevePerkins on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @03:04PM
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> "it sounds like some companies have strict bands related to YOE"
I don't see how this could be legal, even in an employer-friendly a nation as the U.S.
Sure, there are some outlier candidates who enter the field later in life as a second career. But for the overwhelming majority of candidates, "years of experience" is a very thin proxy for "age". I can understand requiring a minimum YOE, but there's no reasonable justification for a maximum.
I don't see how this could be legal, even in an employer-friendly a nation as the U.S.
Sure, there are some outlier candidates who enter the field later in life as a second career. But for the overwhelming majority of candidates, "years of experience" is a very thin proxy for "age". I can understand requiring a minimum YOE, but there's no reasonable justification for a maximum.