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It blows me away that this so rarely comes up and yet it's a problem literally all of us will face, unless we get different careers or die. Even GP doesn't ment
by whipoodle 9y ago
It blows me away that this so rarely comes up and yet it's a problem literally all of us will face, unless we get different careers or die. Even GP doesn't mention age, apparently the oppression of ugly people is a more pressing concern. It really fills me with dread how much we don't want to talk about this. And I turn 36 soon.
- dleslie 9y agoI've had a few heated fights with hiring managers over candidates being immediately dismissed upon the discovery that they were over a certain age.
- xxXXxx- 9y agoWow! Hiring managers should really know better. Age >40 is a protected class in US employment law.
- maxxxxx 9y agoIn what way?
- xxXXxx- 9y ago"Protected class" is a term used in US law to indicate a group of people with common characteristics who are protected from discrimination based on that characteristic in certain circumstances. It's illegal to discriminate against people over 40 in the US for employment purposes because "age over 40" is a protected class in employment law via the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 See[1] for a list of the protected classes One would assume a hiring manager would have a familiarity with the laws around hiring. Especially since many states (and maybe the US?) are required to post information about those sorts of laws in a visible place in places of employment. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class