Re:Google Age Discrimination
by powerpedant on Thursday April 23, 2015 @06:05PM
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I'm a late 20-something working in tech. I recently accepted a job w/ Google (er... Adecco for Google) in SV.
I have read every scrap of reporting on age discrimination in the Valley that I can find. The idea that my age will be a detriment to me in the coming decade is viscerally real for me.
It is also mind-boggling that age discrimination would be going in this direction. In industries like mfg. and oil and gas, the gray beard is a sign of status. I would not be offended at ALL if I was beaten out of a position by an equal candidate 20 years my senior. I'd be honored to have similar qualifications.
Just a single anecdotal counter-point to your stereotype. "They" covers quite a few people in your comment.
The sad thing is, they already know it. They just don't care. They think "Oh, that's 15-20 years away, what do I have to worry about? They'll have something sorted out by then..."
They don't realize that the next 10-15 years for them is going to fly by. Ages 1-22 feel like forever. It feels like a lifetime. Unfortunately, age 22-42 is completely different. Those years will fly by.