Yeah that's not the title, but it is something which is mentioned in the article and that piece of information is the only reason why I'm posting this here. Restricting access to a code sharing platform based on age seems like something other people on Hacker News would be interested in hearing about.
It's just a human masquerading as a bot, no need to reply to it. If title accuracy was important, it could be automated, but it isn't automated, so it's not important, just a guideline.
The main thing I'm missing at the moment is learning by osmosis from people with more experience. Learning stuff that I didn't know I didn't know. Mentorship.
Something I've been doing for general feedback is keeping my friends updated on what I'm up to and asking for their perspectives. There's a bit of a balance though cause you don't want them to associate you too strongly with your work and bring it up whenever you see them.
If you mean technical feedback then yeah not being surrounded by other engineers you can bounce ideas off kind of sucks...
Not sure how sporty you are but I have a pretty fixed weekly routine where I do sports with my friends some nights after "work" and I've found that great for forgetting about my project and pulling me away from the computer at a reasonable hour.
For loneliness during the day I've found working somewhere busy helps, like a library. Maybe a nice way of framing it is that you can't get distracted by coworkers if you don't have any :)
They want senior+ who are <35yo, but then when they interview the 35yo for a senior position, they give them an offer for a non-senior role so they can pay them less.
No didn't mean to imply that, but tech companies are looking for some unicorn of young with a ton of relevant experience. Young is because ... they can pay them less.
My point is they have someone in mind for these "senior" positions and it is hot an older professional.
I have been wondering the same. Depending on the job posting and how the company looks online, I have selectively left off lots of experience and simply said "10+ years of experience"
You don't. But even with a good haircut and trendy clothes when you are 50+ nobody is going to guess you're only 31. You can trim your CV to only show last 10 years, but the roles are somehow still a tell.
You don't disclose your age in the US either, but it's pretty easy to find via linkedin graduation dates, or just... looking at you. I think most companies just judge during the video screening.
Maybe we can have AI spruce up our video call avatars to be better looking and more mature. Haha.
Rarely does it shake out that way - it is usually the other way! More responsibility ("you'll need to grow into the role, or work hard to be promoted") and less pay :)
> So i heard. How are they gonna find seniors in the future if they don't invest in juniors now, i wonder.
Magically, automatically. You are really giving employers too much credit. It only takes a few years of watching middle management to see how silly planning is. Don't raise management on a pedestal.
