Deja Vu.... Didn't we just have OldGeekJobs posted on here a while ago?
Dang i gotta add a job board!
Show HN: Hire an Oldster
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#12I'm 40, in tech years that's like 1000. I also see value in hiring experience but explicitly factoring by age discriminates against a protected class in the USA. I think a lawsuit is in my future if I use this for placement at my company. Of course, if you simply rebranded to talk about "experience" rather than "age" then solvelem probbed. Also, age != experience != skill.
I thought age 40 and over was the protected class WRT age.
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#13Apart from the particular technical knowledge an older guy may have, the accumulated human experience (this is, how to interact, trust, judge, understand, influence and work with other human beings) is always a very valuable factor that they may possess, for while technology changes very fast, basic human nature remains the same.
In my country we have a saying: the Devil knows more from being old than from being the Devil.
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#14An oldster in HN world is someone over 32, right?
I'm completely screwed then.
Surprisingly our hands don't suddenly fall off when we get to 32 :)
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#15Apart from the particular technical knowledge an older guy may have, the accumulated human experience (this is, how to interact, trust, judge, understand, influence and work with other human beings) is always a very valuable factor that they may possess, for while technology changes very fast, basic human nature remains the same. In my country we have a saying: the Devil knows more from being old than from being the…
And in my country - "An old patient is better than a new doctor"
Re: Show HN: Hire an Oldster
#16Brilliant! I'm only 30 but I know plenty of older folks that have a hard time finding jobs. This is basically an issue across all industries. I'd love to get involved in this and help it grow.
Across all industries? Really?
Re: Show HN: Hire an Oldster
#17I'm 40, in tech years that's like 1000. I also see value in hiring experience but explicitly factoring by age discriminates against a protected class in the USA. I think a lawsuit is in my future if I use this for placement at my company. Of course, if you simply rebranded to talk about "experience" rather than "age" then solvelem probbed. Also, age != experience != skill.
I thought age 40 and over was the protected class WRT age.
Federal law only covers people over 40, and it only covers favoring younger people over older people. Favoring older people is legal.
State laws may vary, check your local jurisdiction to see if they add more.
Re: Show HN: Hire an Oldster
#18I'm 40, in tech years that's like 1000. I also see value in hiring experience but explicitly factoring by age discriminates against a protected class in the USA. I think a lawsuit is in my future if I use this for placement at my company. Of course, if you simply rebranded to talk about "experience" rather than "age" then solvelem probbed. Also, age != experience != skill.
> age != experience != skill
Or, as a former boss of mine put it: "He has one year of experience ten times."
Re: Show HN: Hire an Oldster
#19I'm 40, in tech years that's like 1000. I also see value in hiring experience but explicitly factoring by age discriminates against a protected class in the USA. I think a lawsuit is in my future if I use this for placement at my company. Of course, if you simply rebranded to talk about "experience" rather than "age" then solvelem probbed. Also, age != experience != skill.
I thought age 40 and over was the protected class WRT age.
Correct. At least at the federal level.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. It does not protect workers under the age of 40, although some states do have laws that protect younger workers from age discrimination.
If your state or local jurisdiction doesn't protect young(er) workers against discrimination and only the federal law applies, then an employer can discriminate against the young but not the old.
Re: Show HN: Hire an Oldster
#20I'm 40, in tech years that's like 1000. I also see value in hiring experience but explicitly factoring by age discriminates against a protected class in the USA. I think a lawsuit is in my future if I use this for placement at my company. Of course, if you simply rebranded to talk about "experience" rather than "age" then solvelem probbed. Also, age != experience != skill.
I thought age 40 and over was the protected class WRT age.
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