I haven't seen any hatred or disdain for juniors per se, but I've definitely heard flat out "We're not interested in hiring any juniors". Or the juniors that ar

I haven't seen any hatred or disdain for juniors per se, but I've definitely heard flat out "We're not interested in hiring any juniors". Or the juniors that are hired are tossed in the deep end and expected to perform on par with a mature team. The subtext is their business/tech is so complex that they can't afford to train someone. It's incredibly short-sighted and unsustainable but lots of managers don't care about investing anything for the long term.