Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40 • Hacker News Board

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by calciphus » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:34 PM UTC

jonmb wrote: post #9

What is their perceived benefit of hiring young? They can pay less?

Probably. Also, this is Iran. There are pretty heavy social and political differences in the under-40 demographic that the employer may desire. For example: perhaps they have female coworkers or managers out-of-country, which is far less likely to be a problem with that age group.

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by malkia » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:35 PM UTC

Here is another one - ideal age: 20 - 30 http://www.irantalent.com/home/Linux-Security-Expert-jobs-in...

This one here - 30-38 - strange... really strange :) http://www.irantalent.com/home/C-Programmer-jobs-in-Tehran-I...

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by ffk » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:37 PM UTC

I find it interesting that the job is posted in English. Do they conduct IT business in English or are they specifically trying to recruit out of state talent?

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by heyrhett » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:43 PM UTC

I'm shocked, shocked, to learn that this level of discrimination exists in Iran.

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by njharman » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:43 PM UTC

zafka wrote: post #5

How disappointing for us old guys!!

Personally, not that put out that some crap* body shop in Iran doesn't want to hire me. Really, I'll manage.

* feel justified in guessing they are crap based on job description and age restriction.

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by arbuge » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:44 PM UTC

Dang. Soon 40.

I guess I won't be able to take an entry-level programming job in Iran. No point in bucket-listing that anymore...

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by bimr » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:46 PM UTC

Umm... if you are over 40 in Iran than you are either the Shah or a foreign diplomat https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/...

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by maxk42 » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:50 PM UTC

ffk wrote: post #13

I find it interesting that the job is posted in English. Do they conduct IT business in English or are they specifically trying to recruit out of state talent?

Which programming language do you use that isn't based on English?

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by rhizome » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:51 PM UTC

jonmb wrote: post #9

What is their perceived benefit of hiring young? They can pay less?

I doubt it's anything more than a highly regimented social structure.

You see a form of it in the US when you see a job ad for a web developer where the company desires an MSCS in the candidate.

Re: Programming and Report Designer - Maximum Age: 40

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Post by joe_the_user » Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 10:54 PM UTC

davewasthere wrote: post #8

When I lived in the middle east, this was common. Another, less palatable phrase was 'must be western educated'. Which seemed to be shorthand for 'no Indians or Pakistanis please'.

I recall other parts of the Mid-East have something like a three or four tiered system. Arab ruling class on top, Westerners below that, Indians and third-world migrants below that and Palestinians and indigenous Arabs maybe below that.

Iran seems like it would be different since I couldn't imagine they have many Westerners at this point.

The whole thing sounds miserable. I know Saudi Arabia or Dubai have enough money to pick and choose who they want but, again, Iran? Anyone know the story?