Yeah, because questioning superiors is bad and all. I mean, it worked great for the Nazis.
Yes, I did it. I Godwinned this thread. Seriously, though, if you can't ask questions then it's not a place you want to work, anyway. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Amen and +1 on this. Having gone through this two years ago most of the > applicants I was competing against were in the sub 35 age range and when > ever I got an interview the major questions were about pay and how low I > would go, and a lot less on skills. I know at least one place I did not get > an interview but an insider told me they only hired those right out of > college or high school as they did not want anyone questioning the > management staff about decisions. > > Jon > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> one issue related to age discrimination has to do with salary >> expectations, and that the young bucks just out of schooling have less >> responsibility, less expenses, and therefore will accept lower salaries.... >> implying that the older applicants automatically would not accept as low a >> salary, costing too much, and therefore excluded. >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Daniel Evensen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> Age Discrimination in IT: I have read several articles online that states >>> that age Discrimination in IT is more prevalent than in other fields. >>> Question, do you find this true or false? If you find it true how do you >>> handle it? >>> >>> I am a former NT System Administrator that was semi-retired and that >>> wants to return to the IT field after a 10 year absence. Financially, I do >>> not need to work but want to. I feel that the fact my health at 52 is >>> excellent, am at the right weight etc, will be a plus in my favor. >>> >>> >>> >>> Daniel Evensen >>> >>> Former NT System Administrator >>> >>> EDS >>> >>> Belltech.logix >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
