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Age and having a wife and kid has zero effect on our hiring decisions. Our age range right now cover 19 to 32, with one married, and one engaged.

angelbob 14y ago
You're up in SF, alas. I need to start building a good list of awesome companies who are in the South Bay and Peninsula, just because I can't be the only one looking. Not that the City isn't nice. It's just a long commute from Fremont.
DanBC 14y ago
32 year olds were born in the same year Madonna made her debut. The commodore 64 was introduced. The Falklands / Malvinas were invaded / reclaimed. Lawn Chair Larry flew his ballon-chair. Ozzy Osborne bit the head off a bat. John Belushi died. CDs started mass production. That's your upper age? I feel so old right now.
- nostromo 14y ago
  You misunderstood him -- the range of their current employees is 19 to 32. I'm certain he's not saying they won't hire a 33 year old. Doing so would open them up to lawsuits and wouldn't be wise.
  - DanBC 14y ago
    No, I understood that his current spread is 19 to 32, and that there's nothing to stop him from employer older people. But saying "we employ old people; we have a 32 year old" made me laugh. And then feel old.
    - notJim 14y ago
      > But saying "we employ old people; we have a 32 year old" made me laugh. And then feel old. But again, he didn't say anything like that.
      - wilfra 14y ago
        That's exactly what he said.
  - petercooper 14y ago
    As a general example (so not connecting it to the folks here), I've always thought hiring by 'head hunting' might be a potential way to avoid lawsuits and discrimination issues. You could head hunt 50 youthful blondes to work at your company and because you never advertised for the position publicly or requested people send in their resumes.. :-)
    - reneherse 14y ago
      Well, you might avoid a lawsuit, but you'd still be a shining example of sexism. Or does "youthful blondes" = fair haired girls and boys?
tatsuke95 14y ago
So, in other words, you have no idea if having a wife and kids will affect your hiring decisions?

angelbob 14y ago

You're up in SF, alas. I need to start building a good list of awesome companies who are in the South Bay and Peninsula, just because I can't be the only one looking. Not that the City isn't nice. It's just a long commute from Fremont.

DanBC 14y ago

32 year olds were born in the same year Madonna made her debut. The commodore 64 was introduced. The Falklands / Malvinas were invaded / reclaimed. Lawn Chair Larry flew his ballon-chair. Ozzy Osborne bit the head off a bat. John Belushi died. CDs started mass production. That's your upper age? I feel so old right now.

nostromo 14y ago
You misunderstood him -- the range of their current employees is 19 to 32. I'm certain he's not saying they won't hire a 33 year old. Doing so would open them up to lawsuits and wouldn't be wise.
- DanBC 14y ago
  No, I understood that his current spread is 19 to 32, and that there's nothing to stop him from employer older people. But saying "we employ old people; we have a 32 year old" made me laugh. And then feel old.
  - notJim 14y ago
    > But saying "we employ old people; we have a 32 year old" made me laugh. And then feel old. But again, he didn't say anything like that.
    - wilfra 14y ago
      That's exactly what he said.
- petercooper 14y ago
  As a general example (so not connecting it to the folks here), I've always thought hiring by 'head hunting' might be a potential way to avoid lawsuits and discrimination issues. You could head hunt 50 youthful blondes to work at your company and because you never advertised for the position publicly or requested people send in their resumes.. :-)
  - reneherse 14y ago
    Well, you might avoid a lawsuit, but you'd still be a shining example of sexism. Or does "youthful blondes" = fair haired girls and boys?

tatsuke95 14y ago

So, in other words, you have no idea if having a wife and kids will affect your hiring decisions?