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Given the Principals only ask, this is interesting. There is something humble about asking for mentor, and this is something that I wish I had when I was younger. I wonder how far I could have gotten if I embraced asking for help sooner instead of just tinkering away and relearning old lessons.
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What would you think is illegal about it? They make it clear that age is not an issue.
My thought is that it might be illegal to do consulting without your employer's approval in some places (like the US).
Damn, it's only one job. I was hoping it was a job board.
Clickbait basically. I feel they would be better off going to GitHub and messaging people working on the type of projects they are looking for. I like the consulting part. Maybe they don't absolutely need an FTE and are keeping the option of having a part time consultant on the table.
> Clickbait basically. Not really, The "We Hire Old People" was just something the HN submitter picked. It's not the title of the original job posting.
Comes off like young people grasping for an adult.
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I mean, they say outright they hire old people and they hire young people. So I think you can make the argument fairly easily that that group includes everyone and that they are not discriminating.
I don't think there is discrimination immediately evident. I think there are legal implications in actively soliciting contract work from people who currently work at other companies under full time contracts that may preclude them from doing stuff like that (ex: FAANG).
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What would you think is illegal about it? They make it clear that age is not an issue.
Many full time jobs include language preventing you from working a second job in a similar role.
I bet they don't actually hire old people, but are publishing this for the publicity it might generate.
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I mean, they say outright they hire old people and they hire young people. So I think you can make the argument fairly easily that that group includes everyone and that they are not discriminating.
I don't think there is discrimination immediately evident. I think there are legal implications in actively soliciting contract work from people who currently work at other companies under full time contracts that may preclude them from doing stuff like that (ex: FAANG).
Define ‘old’. How young counts as old in tech these days?
As a counterpoint, I know plenty of over-40 (and older!) wise software engineers working for places like Google. So maybe the discrimination is worse at someplace like Uber?
Personally, I value age diversity on a team, just as I value gender, ethnic, etc. diversity. The added perspectives benefit everyone!