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57M here and still love coding. Ageism is very real - but so is the tech shortage. So it's a good time to be a greybeard. I was at a Google event a few years ba
by intrasight 4y ago
57M here and still love coding.
Ageism is very real - but so is the tech shortage. So it's a good time to be a greybeard. I was at a Google event a few years back. A colleague (53M) expressed to a Google PM his interest in coming to work for Google. The PM said bluntly "Google doesn't hire people over 50".
The employee average cost-benefit curve inverts at 40. At least that's what the beancounters will say.
- wrs 4y agoConsidering that Google has lost (OK, settled) some high-profile age discrimination lawsuits over the years, that may not be an inaccurate statement, but it’s a pretty stupid move to say that to a prospective employee.
- sorry_outta_gas 4y agoGoogle is also the corporate manifestation of peterpan syndrome so i'm not surprised