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> as we felt he might have trouble being managed by people significantly older than him You didn't hire him because of his age. Isn't that illegal in pretty mu

• Insanity 10y ago
  It probably is. But, given a reason as "not being a good cultural fit" does not have to describe that it is about age I presume. I guess that you can always make up some kind of excuse other than just saying "too old". But I am unaware of how they corresponded this to the person in question.
  • basseq 10y ago
    It's hard to understand whether this was a concern backed by data (observation), or general discrimination. The former is legitimate: "this person will have issues with management and cause problems". The reason for this is a moot point: the candidate has issues with younger people, the candidate has a chip on his or her shoulder, or some other reason. The latter is questionable: "This person is old, and old people have issues working for younger people, so we won't hire him."