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I'm 49 and find that ageism is alive and well. I've been a *nix admin since the late 90s, and my last couple of interviews it was obvious they were shocked I wa
by gunsandnachos 9y ago
I'm 49 and find that ageism is alive and well. I've been a *nix admin since the late 90s, and my last couple of interviews it was obvious they were shocked I wasn't in management. I will never be in management. To be honest, I don't like working with people. I prefer and have always preferred being in the data center basement or in the data center proper.
My age, coupled with with the fact that I prefer machines over people doesn't endear me to this newer generation of techs. I have been asked at my last several jobs why I don't use Facebook, LinkedIn, or any other social media.
I'm a greybeard and I like it that way. I'll gladly ride out the terminal windows job and light programming until they show me the door. Meetings and budgets are for others...
- ringaroundthetx 9y ago> I have been asked at my last several jobs why I don't use Facebook, LinkedIn, or any other social media. You are isolating yourself as well though. One study I read is that biases appear in full force after two stereotypes are validated. Maybe make a linkedin, since that has nothing to do with your age, just so you have an answer that doesn't alienate you, and people might ignore your age for longer.
- bradknowles 9y agoI’m 50 and I have also been asked why I don’t use Facebook or LinkedIn. Then I tell people that I did use them years ago, until I learned about the problem where I was the product being sold, and that anyone who still uses those services is just voluntarily making themselves one of the herd of cattle to be bought, sold, culled, or whatever. That usually shuts them up.
- ronhav3 9y agoI have been in hiring meetings where lack of social media presence in a candidate was a disqualifier for the HR types.