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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by MCRed on Sunday April 12, 2015 @03:38AM (#9362527)
Thought about that, but found a situation before trying it. I think I will do that next time... which is kinda sad, cause really, my experience makes me really valuable.
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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by monkeyshelli on Sunday April 12, 2015 @04:03AM (#9362575)
But in the end, would you really want to go work for a shop like that? If they don't want you based on the color of your beard, then I wonder what "other" surprises lurk around the corner..

I'm in my mid-thirties, so please take that into an account. Also I know that these are the questions that I have to ponder in the coming years, so your insights are highly valued.

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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by danmaz74 on Sunday April 12, 2015 @04:33AM (#9362637)
Very often these biases work at an unconscious level in people who are otherwise perfectly fine. Don't discount this effect.
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