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usonian

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5. I passed every job applicant test with all A's.

Reply to RealGuyinChicago (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2022, 04:36 PM

Jul 2022

But failed the age test, repeatedly.
And they weren't all at the fruity computer company.

I interviewed at a company not to be named, let's call them hsifpanS, and totally trounced the exam. They hired two young guys instead. One weekend, they thought it would be cool to party at Lake Tahoe, and the servers crashed spectacularly.

The result? NADA. In the startup world, nobody gives a flying f-ck about anything. Just being bought out, which they were.

IT'S ALL GOOD.

BTW, 30 is the new 50. Age discrimination is the crime of the millennium, and well rewarded, not punished.

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Any HR people out there? [View all] RealGuyinChicago Jul 2022 OP

It exists XanaDUer2 Jul 2022 #1

keep trying. somebody has to be sick of gen x. mopinko Jul 2022 #2

Well... RealGuyinChicago Jul 2022 #6

Not in HR, Bayard Jul 2022 #3

Yeah when you have a great gig like VP, you won't be eyeing that retirement balance as often Shermann Jul 2022 #4

I passed every job applicant test with all A's. usonian Jul 2022 #5