Feds: IBM did discriminate against older workers in making layoffs

Re:Feds: IBM did discriminate against older workers in makin... by starkred on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:07PM (#24472507)

I've seen it spun as a move away from the legacy stack into the new modern architecture. Of course the legacy stack programmers have a suspicious common element.

Also, of course, 2-3-5 years later the legacy stack is still what keeps the business running while all the new shiny toys have come and gone.

I had a boss who came over, asked me what was working on and then looked me in the eye and said, firmly and deliberately, "So you are working on transitioning to the new architecture". I shrugged, said "I guess", and he left. Only later did I realize that he was saving my hide.

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Re:Feds: IBM did discriminate against older workers in makin... by joe33433 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @12:48PM (#24494457)

This is the one of the most important reason i love work from home(aka remote work). Remote work makes it a bit harder to discriminate against age

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Re:Feds: IBM did discriminate against older workers in makin... by chromedev on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:48PM (#24474964)

It is incredibly unfair to associate older people with legacy stack. Many older people are actually contributors and work on defining and implementing newer (modern) architecture like containerization and automation solutions. I think often younger developers and engineers are often taught on old paradigms and solutions, and then often get out into a position to ignore modern solutions and get vendor kickbacks to maintain long-term contracts utilizing antiquated solutions.

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