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I cannot help but think that companies dislike older people because they don't put up with that much bullshit. You can underpay a young (naive) person, make th
by littletimmy 11y ago
I cannot help but think that companies dislike older people because they don't put up with that much bullshit.
You can underpay a young (naive) person, make them work 12+ hours a day, if they get disgruntled pacify them with a nerf gun fight or catered lunch. Older people might not go for gimmicks and ask for appropriate working hours and reasonable vacation time etc. That puts off the corporate types.
- techterrier 11y agoCompletely agree. The infantilisation of the workplace is more of the more tiresome trends to come out of the startup scene.
- sre_ops 11y agoIn that case why do these people care that they dont get hired?
- csixty4 11y agoAnd the yelling/bullying. What is it with managers at startups and yelling? I got enough of that growing up. I have zero patience for it from my boss.
- amyjess 11y agoThat was one of the bigger reasons I left my last job. Now, I work at a defense contractor that's been around for 20 years. It's still a small company, no bigger than the startup I worked for before, but it's a much saner, more stable company, and hearing my boss's voice doesn't make me physically flinch like it did at my last job.
- MisterBastahrd 11y agoYep, that I draw a paycheck from your company does not mean that I am paid to put up with your shit. I don't care that your wife is cheating on you, or your kid set your dog on fire, or your mom is dying of lupus. If you can't keep that shit at home where it belongs, then you need to stop trying to manage people because you can't even manage yourself.