On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, 01:59:56 PM +0800, Kelsey Hartigan Go wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Michael Chaney wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 08:39:59PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > you could have taken the extra step and included the job list in your 
> > > email[1]. and plugging for sysadmins in the newbie list? :) 
> > 
> > This was my favorite part:
> > >22-28 yrs old
> > 
> > That wouldn't even be legal in the US.
> 
> Probably the company is not in the US. I think it's more because of the
> culture -- if the boss is 30, I don't think he'll like to have a staff
> older than him...
> oh well...
> 

Why not? The computing field *should* not be age-centric so long as one has the 
capability to assimilate knowledge. Me, am 30 (and a :newbie: at that) and I wouldn't 
have any qualms taking orders from a younger person if he/she happens to be my boss 
(basta ba he/she doesn't ask me to do anything out of my job description =D).

I guess that's my peeve against companies that have age requirements: what happens to 
those who are "over-aged" but are just as competent? I think we have the advantage 
here in IT to break that culture of 'age-centrism' and base qualifications on merit 
(whatever happened to that as a basic gauge for competence?).  

My two cents. Sorry for the off-off-topic remarks. 

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