Age Discrimination in Tech

The cluster focuses on debates about age discrimination (ageism) in tech industry hiring practices, questioning if preferences for younger candidates or certain job requirements violate laws like the ADEA and highlighting its prevalence in Silicon Valley.

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Sample Comments

dingo_bat β€’ Jan 31, 2018 β€’ View on HN

How is this not age discrimination?

MarkMarine β€’ Aug 9, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Pretty sure you’re not supposed to discriminate by age when hiring

theorique β€’ Mar 20, 2014 β€’ View on HN

How does this discriminate against older workers?

ano88888 β€’ Oct 2, 2020 β€’ View on HN

age discrimination prevalent in the tech industry (unless you're the world top expert)

umpalumpaaa β€’ Jan 4, 2024 β€’ View on HN

Isnt this still age discrimination?

m0llusk β€’ Mar 24, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Building a company that excludes young talent would not be ageism?

Ensorceled β€’ Oct 9, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Not sure why you are being downvoted. Perhaps because ageism is still a borderline ok form of discrimination?

dannylandau β€’ Oct 20, 2016 β€’ View on HN

Don't get it, how do you know that age discrimination is not at play with the jobs listed on your site?

impendingchange β€’ Dec 19, 2021 β€’ View on HN

This could be an effect of age discrimination by HR departments.

chris_mahan β€’ Aug 20, 2013 β€’ View on HN

Maybe it's a subtle form of age discrimination?