This age discrimination problem is a wicked bad problem for people in their 40s and 50s.

Jordan Bray

Nov 18, 2016·1 min read

This age discrimination problem is a wicked bad problem for people in their 40s and 50s. My husband is 52, and he has not been able to get a job he was the most qualified for over and over. A finalist candidate for the job, but never hired.

Jordan Bray

Chances are I have a migraine. My spirit guides are Voltaire & Bierce. Considering making SJW into a religion. Genealogist

Mark H is expressing a common experience of people who are over 40 in software. All we hear about in the media is “there’s a shortage of engineers”. This is not the experience of engineers over 40. Regardless of their background and what they are currently doing. Many companies, especially in Silicon Valley, simply will not hire you because of your age. This is why older engineers are almost universally opposed to the H1-B visa program. Companies shoul…

Mark H is expressing a common experience of people who are over 40 in software.

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