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I'm about halfway through. So far I find the book to be an amusing send up of startup culture. A bit like an updated version of Coupland's Microserfs with sligh
by DKnoll 11y ago
I'm about halfway through. So far I find the book to be an amusing send up of startup culture. A bit like an updated version of Coupland's Microserfs with slightly more factual basis. Although, I am confused by his condemnation of HubSpot and his former colleagues for age discrimination when he regularly questions his colleagues for their own (lesser) age. Especially since many of his younger colleagues obviously had more industry experience since this was his first time working for and not writing about a tech company.
- galtwho 11y agoDan has written on Linkedin a summary of his experience as well. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-comes-age-bias-tech-companies-dont-even-bother-lie-dan-lyons https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-comes-age-bias-tech-comp...
- DKnoll 11y agoBasically the same arguments as the book... just condensed. Slightly more bitter if anything. Comparing ageism to sexism or racism, as he constantly does, is a complete cop-out. He was 23 once... as I am now, and I'm in a worse economy. Everyone ages... it's a shared experience; we all do one day. I should add, if he was such a toxic employee from day 1, as his own commentary suggests, he was lucky to make it two years.