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I don't buy this at all. I've hired many people in my career, and: 1. I've never had more than a max 2 year time horizon when thinking about a hire. 2. If any
by hn_throwaway_99 1y ago
I don't buy this at all. I've hired many people in my career, and:
1. I've never had more than a max 2 year time horizon when thinking about a hire.
2. If anything, I've found younger people more likely to job hop than those 40+.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoThis might not be the case for your hiring principles, but this doesn't reflect the reality and statistics in my European country. People after 50 have a near zero chance of getting hired here as confirmed by the unemployment office.
- karaterobot 1y agoI didn't see them say it's not harder getting hired over age 50, I think they're questioning that the reason is really job hopping.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoEmployers will never say what the real reason is because they don't want to get sued for age discrimination.
- therealdrag0 1y agoWe’re on an anonymous forum. Many of us make hiring decisions, and are willing to be honest about it.
- hn_throwaway_99 1y agoI responded to a comment that said the reason getting hired over 50 is difficult is because employers are reluctant to hire someone who may retire soon. I objected to that rationale, which makes no sense IMO. I have no doubt that getting hired over 50 is more difficult than for younger people.
- Robotbeat 1y agoAnd somehow you think your perspective is the only one out in the job market and everything else doesn’t make any sense
- throwaway2037 1y ago> People after 50 have a near zero chance of getting hired here as confirmed by the unemployment office. What are the causes for this in your country? I assume that you are an advanced nation with strong labour laws.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoYes that a big part of the reason, laws here make it harder to fire those over 50 versus those below 50 where it's basically at-will. So companies fire you before you get to 50. Same with pregnant women, they get firing protection so companies are less likely to hire you if you're pregnant or if you're at that age were women tend to get pregnant. You can have regulations all you want, but private companies are still profit driven and will discriminate and take dehumanizing measures to satisfy that profit incentive. Otherwise they wouldn't have moved manufacturing to Asia if they cared about labor so much.
- electriclove 1y agoHow many people over 50 have you hired?