> A recruiter from a prominent SF / Silicon Valley tech headhunting firm once told me that 40 is the cutoff for individual contributors. That fits perfectly be

> A recruiter from a prominent SF / Silicon Valley tech headhunting firm once told me that 40 is the cutoff for individual contributors. That fits perfectly because 40 is when age discrimination becomes illegal: https://www.eeoc.gov/age-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/age-discrimination You should report that headhunting firm.