Maybe if I work really hard
Go above and beyond
Never use sick days or vacation days
The company will notice and appreciate
This explains a lot of the ageism in the tech industry: the older you are the more you understand that you are not a human being to them, just another resource for the company to do with as they please.
So, hire them young before they catch on.
@jcct @anderseknert So true. That's a big part of why I went from a tech executive to an independent contractor. Sounds like a step down, but it wasn't, in almost every way.
@jcct @anderseknert Oh, believe me, I know it. I started out fresh out of college in one of the biggest tech companies out there. If it wasn't for the fact that I went through a job placement firm, I never would have even known they owed me 5-figures of overtime pay, much less actually gotten that pay.
@LouisIngenthron @anderseknert
But surely you worked all that overtime for the good of the company not for the filthy lucre, right?
@LouisIngenthron @anderseknert
Agreed. I'm researching an article on ageism in the tech industry, and the stories I’m hearing…