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Re:It doesn’t take much public creativity to stand out as a ... by dvt on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @04:12AM (#36874543)
Yes of course, this is also how people get around ageism (you're simply "not a good fit"). All in all, it still doesn't make it right.
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Re:It doesn’t take much public creativity to stand out as a ... by wiseowise on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @04:58AM (#36874833)
> All in all, it still doesn't make it right.

Sure it does. It may suck from a perspective of a candidate, but it’s a fair business position to value cohesion in a team.

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Re:It doesn’t take much public creativity to stand out as a ... by otoburb on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:30AM (#36878347)
>>Sure it does.

I can't comment on other jurisdictions, but the United States has a section of legislation called the Civil Rights Act Title VII[1] codifying that discrimination on the basis of a variety of factors (age included) is actually not (legally) right.

I think this is hard to enforce in practice, but just to be clear -- it's not (technically) "right" to be ageist in one's hiring practices in the US.

[1] https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/civil-rig...

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Re:It doesn’t take much public creativity to stand out as a ... by Ylpertnodi on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:41AM (#36878510)
We have similar anti-discriminatory rules in the various parts of eu. The answer is always: 'prove the discrimination'. Candidates can rarely afford to even consider bringing a case.
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