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nice ageism - italics theirs... "You're working around highly energetic, incredibly passionate, young people - our average age is 25."

ootachi 16y ago
This ad is actually illegal under FEHA, isn't it?
- protomyth 16y ago
  Not exactly sure, I wouldn't want to chance it since California actually has some additions to the federal laws. http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/DFEH/default/ http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/DFEH/default/
kenjackson 16y ago
Yeah, I loved the ageism too. Honestly, reminds me a sweatshop. A place where they hire young mediocre devs and just burns through them. You can pay them less, but get them to work exceptionally hard. I can't think of a job ad that has made me not want to work at a company as much as this one has, in a long time.
- sudont 16y ago
  It's possible that "young" is a euphemism for a lifestyle that's either party-centric or bohemian. However, since I've worked with shops that actually are bohemian, age really doesn't matter. 45-year old hippies, dads that occasionally winter in France. Pulse's about page really does look very young; maybe a warning to those looking for more traditional workplace ideology. Like you said, it probably means sweatshop.
  - jonknee 16y ago
    It's no euphemism when they went on and added that the average age is 25.
- jonhendry 16y ago
  "half a block to delicious Indian food, a block to Sprout salads and two blocks to Venezuelan coffee" ..and you'd better be happy with them, because you'll work so much you won't see anything else. (And no pancake breakfast?)
- jessk_0 16y ago
  It looks like their team is a bunch of a stanford MS grads and phds, so probably not mediocre. http://www.alphonsolabs.com/team http://www.alphonsolabs.com/team
  - kenjackson 16y ago
    I'm sure the executive team will be grads from top-tier schools with good GPAs. But they're not interested in hiring people with the credentials they've achieved themselves, or people who might know better. They're looking for cheap hardworking undifferentiated labor -- at least that's my takeaway from the ad.
- maxawaytoolong 16y ago
  Mentioning the average age is useful information. I read it more like a warning than discrimination. Now that I'm old, I don't want to be around 25 year olds, unless they are also attractive women.
  - jonknee 16y ago
    Maybe they should have noted the average attractiveness and current relationship status of the staff as well?
    - maxawaytoolong 16y ago
      One can safely assume that any given tech startup is 95% unattractive males.
      - acangiano 16y ago
        Not really. Take a look at their team page (http://www.alphonsolabs.com/team http://www.alphonsolabs.com/team). You'll be surprised. :)
  - dasil003 16y ago
    As a former-25-year-old-man I'm offended by your sexism.

ootachi 16y ago

This ad is actually illegal under FEHA, isn't it?

protomyth 16y ago
Not exactly sure, I wouldn't want to chance it since California actually has some additions to the federal laws. http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/DFEH/default/ http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/DFEH/default/

kenjackson 16y ago

Yeah, I loved the ageism too. Honestly, reminds me a sweatshop. A place where they hire young mediocre devs and just burns through them. You can pay them less, but get them to work exceptionally hard. I can't think of a job ad that has made me not want to work at a company as much as this one has, in a long time.

sudont 16y ago
It's possible that "young" is a euphemism for a lifestyle that's either party-centric or bohemian. However, since I've worked with shops that actually are bohemian, age really doesn't matter. 45-year old hippies, dads that occasionally winter in France. Pulse's about page really does look very young; maybe a warning to those looking for more traditional workplace ideology. Like you said, it probably means sweatshop.
- jonknee 16y ago
  It's no euphemism when they went on and added that the average age is 25.
jonhendry 16y ago
"half a block to delicious Indian food, a block to Sprout salads and two blocks to Venezuelan coffee" ..and you'd better be happy with them, because you'll work so much you won't see anything else. (And no pancake breakfast?)
jessk_0 16y ago
It looks like their team is a bunch of a stanford MS grads and phds, so probably not mediocre. http://www.alphonsolabs.com/team http://www.alphonsolabs.com/team
- kenjackson 16y ago
  I'm sure the executive team will be grads from top-tier schools with good GPAs. But they're not interested in hiring people with the credentials they've achieved themselves, or people who might know better. They're looking for cheap hardworking undifferentiated labor -- at least that's my takeaway from the ad.
maxawaytoolong 16y ago
Mentioning the average age is useful information. I read it more like a warning than discrimination. Now that I'm old, I don't want to be around 25 year olds, unless they are also attractive women.
- jonknee 16y ago
  Maybe they should have noted the average attractiveness and current relationship status of the staff as well?
  - maxawaytoolong 16y ago
    One can safely assume that any given tech startup is 95% unattractive males.
    - acangiano 16y ago
      Not really. Take a look at their team page (http://www.alphonsolabs.com/team http://www.alphonsolabs.com/team). You'll be surprised. :)
- dasil003 16y ago
  As a former-25-year-old-man I'm offended by your sexism.