[lobo_tuerto]

> Young people fear it. Older people know it.

When you say "older" how much older do you mean? 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+?

I have not had any problem yet regarding my age (40s), and just landed a decent initial offer from a Silicon Valley company.

You don't need to be a 20-something to land a good job. You just need to be somewhat good at what you do.

In my last 3~5 gigs my age has never been brought up. Not even once IIRC.

[FZ1]

> my age has never been brought up. Not even once IIRC

No one will ever bring it up.

Do you really think someone will take on the liability of discussing your [age|race|sex|sexual orientation] in an interview? ESPECIALLY as a reason to NOT hire you?

> You don't need to be a 20-something to land a good job.

Agreed. However, your chances drop precipitously as you age.

Studies have found this to be the case repeatedly - with very little evidence to the contrary.

[lobo_tuerto]

I should add that I've been working remotely for the last 10+ years. And I'm from Mexico.

[bitcoinmoney]

Good salary? How much? You might be underpaid based on you skillset so it makes you desirable? You

[VRay]

Check out the HackerNews hiring threads, there are a ton of great jobs where you can net 150k/year doing remote web development

[kranner]

> You just need to be somewhat good at what you do.

This is a vague statement that makes your premise unfalsifiable. If someone is not hired because of ageism, it is always possible to say they weren't good enough at their jobs, because good enough is never defined.

[weberc2]

It goes both ways. If someone is not hired because they aren’t good enough, it’s always possible to say it was ageism.

[kranner]

That’s true, but not enough to refute that ageism exists.

[bfieidhbrjr]

It would be a felony to bring up your age, duh.

[inimino]

It's not illegal to mention it. It's illegal to not hire someone for that reason. For that reason, mentioning it would be stupid, whether you are discriminating illegally or not, and so it's a common misconception that mentioning or asking certain questions is illegal.

[FZ1]

Thank you. Probably not felony, but definitely illegal. Not to mention high civil liability.