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Downvoted and flagged. Apparently, this is now considered a scandalous idea.

I think the downvotes are for suggesting the defense industry.

"We won't hire you because you're old, but don't you dare go to those guys who will, because we hate them." lol

> push for a less white (or asian male) workforce

I hadn't thought about it, but this might be an alternative explanation for the apparent ageism in hiring. Assuming that most "old" candidates are white/asian males, which is probably true, and assuming a bias against white/asian males, also probably true, you could end up with apparent ageism even though no one actually cares much about age. Interesting.

Doesn't matter that much in practice, as getting less white (Warren notwithstanding) isn't any easier than getting less old.

I get this sometimes when I'm lit. But unfortunately drinking isn't really a general solution.

Ennui/etc. with age seems to be a common feature of human life, going back centuries or more.

Can relate to most of that. After passing on-site day and hiring committee at a FAANG, was nixed at the executive level for "career trajectory" issues. In other words, "too old". Another place opined "skills rusty" after I pulled a recursive-descent parser off the top of my head in five minutes.

One of the problems with rich companies is that they can afford to have nonsense hiring policies. There's no real pressure to do right by candidates, so why bother?

I ultimately stumbled across a solution of sorts, which was to find a money-poor, non-SV organization with serious tech problems to solve. They're f___ing lucky to have me, they know it, and I'm treated accordingly. Very gratifying.