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I don't think he meant that upper management gave "advanced age" as the written reason for rejection.
by auctiontheory 13y ago
I don't think he meant that upper management gave "advanced age" as the written reason for rejection.
- michaelochurch 13y agoPeople never talk about age at work. They talk about "graduation date". If you work in recruiting, you have companies asking that question all the time, "What's his graduation date?" I wonder if there could be a boom, especially with the online options, in mid-40s programmers getting graduate degrees so as to jam the signals. That's what I'll do if I end up facing age discrimination, so long as I can solve the money problem.
- Turing_Machine 13y ago'They talk about "graduation date".' Good luck with that if someone files a suit.
- michaelochurch 13y agoHey, I never said I'm a fan of that behavior. I'm against it. I feel like being a jerk to older people is just asking karma to kick you in the ass. Except for those who die young, which is a rarity at this point, everyone will get old.
- Turing_Machine 13y agoSorry. I wasn't directing it at you specifically.
- Turing_Machine 13y agoThat doesn't matter, any more than a "gentlemen's agreement" to not hire any black people matters. All it takes is a demonstrable history of rejecting older candidates.
- varjag 13y agoThere can be numerous older employees in HR, maintenance and accounting. Just not engineering..