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Re:Ask HN: The rising “Hackathon Hackers” culture by rikibro on Sunday March 15, 2015 @03:45PM (#9207791)
Actually, it's a win-win situation. Do you see yourself working at a company where most/all your colleges were hired, not because their experience, but because their age?

He is actually doing you a favor (in general terms, since one need food on the table...), and also protecting his company from frustrated employees (like you would, probably, be), since the young guys are able to endure more BS and bad management.

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Re:Ask HN: The rising “Hackathon Hackers” culture by fsk on Sunday March 15, 2015 @04:10PM (#9207912)
When I see one clueless hiring manager or recruiter, I can easily shrug it off and move on. When I see everyone making the exact same bad decision (your experience is worth zero/negative unless it's exactly the tools we need), then I wonder if I picked the wrong career.

Fortunately, I only need one job, so if 99% of people doing hiring are clueless, I only need to find one who values my experience and ability.

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