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> I am mindful, these days, that I'm 51 because I know ageism is a thing in tech. I hear this a lot, but that hasn't been my experience. The demand for me far
by jason-phillips 4y ago
> I am mindful, these days, that I'm 51 because I know ageism is a thing in tech.
I hear this a lot, but that hasn't been my experience. The demand for me far exceeds the supply of me.
> ...when I start to talk about things and find solutions, that disappears.
Exactly. If you can prove within the first 30 minutes why you belong in the room, they aren't going to want you to leave.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoMost people don't even get in the room because their resume was thrown out, most of the rest don't get in the room because they can't pass the codepen hazing. Not all of us have fantastic networks.
- jason-phillips 4y agoThat's where you're wrong, kiddo. I have no network and never passed a Codepen test. I'm smart and do excellent work. I have decades of experience that speaks for itself. Maybe you need to recalibrate everything you think is true because from where I sit, you couldn't be more wrong.
- mixmastamyk 4y ago(Ah, the "I never experienced it => doesn't exist" argument.) Neither have I (passed test, good network), and was unemployed for year and a half a few years ago as a result. Had to move to a different but one of the few related industries that does not consider itself leet. Might tone down the arrogance+provincialism bit.