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Re:You're Too Old for That: Age Discrimination in Japan Tech by zeroCalories on Thursday January 25, 2024 @10:14PM (#39138500)
If we're working on a serious project(not tinder for dogs), I want to staff my senior positions with people that have tons of experience, not someone super bright.

More broadly, I think the problem with age discrimination is a problem with engineers that have 30 years of experience doing unimpressive things. For an IC code monkey I would definitely prefer someone younger with a lot of energy and potential to grow.

Not saying that I think age discrimination is okay, but that's too the reality of how people feel.

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Re:You're Too Old for That: Age Discrimination in Japan Tech by ChrisMarshallNY on Friday January 26, 2024 @05:10AM (#39140848)
Preaching to the choir, here. If you know much about me, you know that SV’s ageism is one of my biggest peeves. I feel that many of these jurassic-scale disasters, we hear about, are likely the direct result of inexperienced, impulsive, decisions, made with no adults In the room.

I just feel that each employee should be managed as an individual; an attitude that doesn’t mesh well, with today’s business culture.

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