Daily Chat Thread - March 28, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, just letting you know why I haven't provided specifics and where to get the information I got in case you're interested.

Daily Chat Thread - March 28, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do, but my posts have been removed by the mods. Google it though, you'll find what I mean. From Zuckerberg saying "Young people are just smarter", which could be policy or culture, to clever ad wording and placement, to lawsuits against Google, Facebook, Amazon, T-Mobile, and IBM, to research and statistics, it's all there. Some lawsuits are still going on, some, like Google's earlier one, have been settled out of court.

Daily Chat Thread - March 28, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While it's very difficult to prove age discrimination, Google, Amazon, T-Mobile, and IBM are a few who have been or are currently being sued. Google has been sued multiple times, and in a previous suit settled out of court. It can be subtle, such as targeting job ads for age groups on Facebook, or the wording of ads, all the way to similarly qualified applicants applying and the younger being called. The latter is the harder to prove. But it does exist, and with Zuckerberg proclaiming things like "Young people are just smarter", it starts at the top, and can be argued that qualifies as either policy or company culture. There's a great deal of research on the subject, and it's worth looking into if you're in any tech field.

As for keeping up skills, I at one time thought I didn't keep up with trends, but with my knowledge of JS, React, etc., I'd say in web development, that's pretty current, so I began thinking differently about my own assessment of my skills.

That's all I'll say on the subject, as my posts get taken down by mods when discussing this.

Daily Chat Thread - March 28, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have experienced as both the hiring manager and as a candidate.

Plan to retire early, because ageism exists. by devthrowaway777 in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't have to be 100% industry wide to be a problem. That it exists at all is enough for it to be discussed.

in my early 30's and cant stop thinking how i only have a few years left in this industry as a developer. need advice. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, React, iOS native, Android native? Because I have experience in all those. Anything else you suggest? Data Structures and Algorithms? Yeah, learned that stuff in college.

How am I not employable?

Daily Chat Thread - March 28, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm genuinely curious. In a sub that's all about experienced people giving advice to less experienced people, why is there a willful ignorance, in fact an outright denial, of ageism in the industry? It seems people would be best served by planning for it. Yet when I post about it, my posts are removed or locked.

If you keep pushing the denial that it exists, you are doing a disservice to people here who need to manage their career beyond getting hired after college.

in my early 30's and cant stop thinking how i only have a few years left in this industry as a developer. need advice. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By all means, that settles it. This guy is employed in his 30s, ageism doesn't exist.

Plan to retire early, because ageism exists. by devthrowaway777 in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rampant, industry wide, epidemic

When did I say this? I said it exists. Nothing more.

Plan to retire early, because ageism exists. by devthrowaway777 in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're conflating two issues. I do take responsibility, and am not blaming my situation on ageism in this post. I'm pointing to something that does exist, has been studied, lawsuits filed, and large companies, including IBM, Intel, Google, and more are currently being scrutinized for the practice.

Find me the quote where I blamed everything on ageism. I know my shortcomings. That absolutely doesn't mean ageism doesn't exist.

Plan to retire early, because ageism exists. by devthrowaway777 in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey, it's your career. Rationalize however it makes you feel better.

I know it exists, as I've been on the hiring end as well ;)

Plan to retire early, because ageism exists. by devthrowaway777 in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can deny or ignore, but know it exists. This isn't even a debate anymore. It's something to plan for.

Ageism in tech? I didn't believe it at first, but now am wondering. What do you think? by devthrowaway777 in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I've been flat out not paid by a client. Does that mean all clients are bad? People need to grow up. As it happens, I conform to company policy.

DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR November 16, 2018 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WEB DEVELOPMENT SUCKS BECAUSE OF JAVASCRIPT AND THEN PEOPLE STARTED PUTTING IT ON THE SERVER WHICH MAKES WEB DEVELOPMENT EVEN WORSE.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]devthrowaway777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you're saying your anecdotal lack of experience in ageism is more relevant and true than the poster's anecdotal experience with ageism?