Yep. I'm in my late 30's, being interviewed by 25-year-olds for jobs. These people do not want to be challenged intellectually. Some (paraphrased) excerpts fro

Yep. I'm in my late 30's, being interviewed by 25-year-olds for jobs. These people do not want to be challenged intellectually. Some (paraphrased) excerpts from conversations I've had recently-- "Would you be willing to do a coding challenge? "Sure, about how long is it?" "I'm not sure." "What subject is it on?" I'm not sure." "When do you need it?" "A week from today." "I'm going to be traveling starting tomorrow, can we do the test the week after next?" "No, I really need it on Tuesday." "So the only thing you know about this test-- is the due date? I can't commit to an unknown amount of work in a week where I know I'll be traveling." "We only hire the best, absolutely best programmers." "Oh really? What would you say your average experience level is?" "3-5 years." "We insist on the highest quality work, would you be able to perform at that level?" "How does your organization define quality?" ... what ensued was 5 minutes of stammering and "uhhhsss" until I let her off the hook. Experience, at least in California, is a liability not an asset.