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Interested in moving to St. Louis? I'd like to talk to you.

• iLemming 8y ago
  I met many developers at StrangeLoop that looked to be in their 50s and 60s. And they live in the area. What makes St. Louis so special that older software engineers choose to live there?
• anonOver60 8y ago
  OP. I'm originally from the midwest but we'd like to stay in California for now. I'll keep you in mind, though.
  • souprock 8y ago
    Well, there is your problem. This is the "why you might not even do a phone interview" issue. Off to the reject pile you go. Put yourself in our shoes, and see how similar the frustration is: Why are you rejecting us? We hire people older than you, we have interesting work, the finances probably work out better... but you reject us. If at some point you decide to evacuate California, we'll still be around: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17912861 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17912861
    • anonOver60 8y ago
      The main reason is we have 4 kids living in the Bay Area and my wife doesn't want to move away from them.
      • souprock 8y ago
        Fine, take them with you. Can they code too?
        • raarts 8y ago
          His kids are probably adults by now and the reasons his wife won't move away is because of grandkids that are already there or expected soon.