[youpassbutter]

> Ageism is still the number 1 discrimination in the IT/software industry by a mile.

And it will only get worse I'm afraid. Not only is there a bias towards youth in the industry, there is also a growing move in the industry to lower operating costs. Unfortunately, the biggest cost for tech companies are their employees ( especially the older, more experienced employees with high salaries ). Add in the fact that most older tech employees are almost exclusively white and asian males, the drive towards diversity will mean the older white and male employees will have to bear the brunt of the diversity campaign. I think the next recession is going to be especially brutal for tech employees in general and older tech workers in particular.