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"many current and former Harris employees allege that Brown is cutting costs by getting rid of more experienced and more expensive engineers in favor of younger engineers with less experience." https://247wallst.com/special-report...-hated-ceos/2/
Looking at their job ads, it seems most/all engineering positions say something like "up to 3 years experience", instead of "minimum 3". They are located in central Florida. Looking at ads and people recently hired (LinkedIn profiles), from other companies in the region, the same pattern: fresh/recent grads only, aka slaves only. It is not that they discriminate against white haired elderly people. If you are 28 you are too old for them.
My current job discriminates in favor of older workers. You might think this is a good thing, but it's now become obvious to me that they do it in order to underpay.
They lure, use and trap older workers who might not be able to easily get another job. The pay is bad and little to no raises. The workers become resigned and put up with it, just so they have a job and don't have to do a long commute to Boston in order to make some money. It's really sad. I hope to escape by this time next year.
I had worked as a temporary employee for about ten years. I am (was) (partially) retired and really was not looking for a full time job; I am 72. But I was encouraged to put in a resume for the company my temp agency had me placed with. I did not think they would hire me; but I was hired full time and started July first of this year.
I don't miss time and I am always looking to improve our production and efficiency and I guess it paid off. By making this post all I want people to take away is: Never say never and always try. Of course having a great work ethic and attendance helps. But never be afraid to emphasize your strong points. I think what really helped, beside my work records, is I complained in my interview about one of my company's favorite sayings: ('It is what it is'). I made strong statements against that saying because we always have to try to do better if we want to be leaders. We must never be satisfied and always look for ways to be more productive or efficient. Of course I had examples to back up my statements and how I had worked to implement change.
When the "Mainstream Media" such as Marketwatch.com or WBZ or CNBC writes articles about age discrimination, then you know its a significant issue. Also what is interesting is how millennials lump anyone over the age of 40 as "baby boomers"
The oldest Millennials are pushing 40 themselves and some are grandparents.
I don't know why there is still a narrative out there that all Millennials are new college grads living in mom and dad's basement. That stereotype is a decade out of date by now.
When the "Mainstream Media" such as Marketwatch.com or WBZ or CNBC writes articles about age discrimination, then you know its a significant issue. Also what is interesting is how millennials lump anyone over the age of 40 as "baby boomers"
First off, of course it does, and it goes both ways. There are so many discriminations in the workplace, it's just the world we live in. I wish there wasn't, but nonetheless.
I'm a 36 year old millennial, and when I graduated in 2006, I faced terrible descriminiation from my first two large employers. They would call me kid, complain about me, and I wouldn't dare send a text on my flip phone after the uproar having a cell phone caused. These were F500 companies. My point is, depending on the employer the age discrimination goes both ways.
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The oldest Millennials are pushing 40 themselves and some are grandparents.
I don't know why there is still a narrative out there that all Millennials are new college grads living in mom and dad's basement. That stereotype is a decade out of date by now.
That's right. My oldest is "pushing 40" married with a house and two kids. One millennial that works for me is also pushing 40, married with two kids and owns a 3 unit building.
My employer has fixed pay ranges for each position, and starting pay is limited to midpoint or below. We require experience for all positions so we often hire people well over 40. In our group the latest hire has 30 years experience, the one before that 26. We are not saving money by hiring older workers, we are taking advantage of their experience. We do still hire younger people if they have the required experience. My direct-reports range in age from 26-61 (the elder I hired at age 53).
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