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Tackling Age Discrimination in Silicon Valley
- CalChris 9y agoWhen I was on the other side of the coin, I was working for a particular company. A significantly older guy, like really freaking old, showed up in the cubicle one day, a contractor. I was pretty much the gang leader and instigator of any crimes in the nearby vicinity. So when we were going out to lunch, I dropped by and asked if he wanted to tag along. He thought for a second and said sure. He had the best stories. He was a sailor and had raced the Boston Bermuda race. He had a lifetime winning streak over William F Buckley. He taught celestial navigation. He'd been a dresser for Rudolph Nureyev. Absolutely the best stories. He was dead 6 months later from prostate cancer he already had. One of the most outstanding characters I've ever met in the Valley.