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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by aikah on Sunday April 12, 2015 @03:51AM (#9362549)
there was a news once about a 40/50 y.o. guy ( I think he was from UK ) who couldn't get a job as a manager in US because he was semi-bald. So he shaved his head entirely and found a good position in a flash. I need to find the link , this was an interesting story.

Look is important,unfortunately, but it isn't always about age, sometimes you're too fat, or not white enough ...

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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by wyclif on Sunday April 12, 2015 @04:51AM (#9362676)
I remember that story, it was on the front page of HN back in 2012. The guy shaved his head, did a fashion makeover, bought the latest iPhone or whatever, and then on top of that had eyelid surgery with the goal of making his appearance more youthful:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/us-valley-ageism-i...

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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by tim333 on Sunday April 12, 2015 @09:13AM (#9363230)
Before and after photos of Randy Adams (60) who I think was the one with the eye lift:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239277/CEO-Randy-Ad...

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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by wyclif on Sunday April 12, 2015 @05:34AM (#9362761)
Original discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4838215
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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by zo1 on Sunday April 12, 2015 @04:51AM (#9362675)
>"sometimes you're too fat, or not white enough ..."

Or black enough... Or female enough... Or Non-foreign enough (yes I got this one before)... All sorts of stuff, to be honest.

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