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That's the thing about discrimination. It happens in small moments like this that add together toward career sabotage. It's always hard to prove on an individua
by notfromhere 4y ago
That's the thing about discrimination. It happens in small moments like this that add together toward career sabotage. It's always hard to prove on an individual basis because nobody writes down a plan to discriminate against specific employees and the initial response is always to blame the person experiencing it.
- i_like_apis 4y agoI have witnessed age discrimination throughout my career; I don't deny it exists or that it may have been a minor factor with anyone, but I don't buy it as the narrative for his story, or why things didn't work out for him at SpaceX. I have seen plenty of senior engineers handle themselves well and contribute effectively as individual contributors, leads, and in management. Sure, it's tough to get past the politics. People are often intimidated by senior experience and feel that older members put their own careers at risk. Part of the game is making sure people like and trust you, and part of that is certainly not whining. More often I have seen disgruntled employees of all ages and situations loudly proclaim some narrative to explain their grievance. Also, I think it's worth noting that dubious activist websites love to push salacious, unsubstantial hearsay, especially on click-bait.