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Why Companies Should Hire Older Developers
Nerval's Lobster writes: Despite legislation making it overtly illegal, ageism persists in the IT industry. If you're 40 or older, you've probably seen cases where younger developers were picked over older ones. At times we're told there's a staffing crisis, that companies need to import more developers via H-1B, but the truth is that outsourcing and downsizing eliminated a subset of viable developers from the market. Those developers, in turn, had to figure out if they wanted to land another job, freelance, or leave the technology industry entirely. But older developers still have a lot to offer, developer David Bolton writes in a new column: They have decades of experience (and specialist knowledge), they have a healthy disregard for office politics (but can still manage, when necessary), they're available, and they're (generally) stable.
And socialism causes SOO much good. Yeah to governments telling everyone what to do and putting you in jail (or killing you) if you disagree.
People (companies) free do what they want. BAD
People with guns and the weight of the "law" (government) free to do what they want. GOOD.
I don't think so.
If you're scared of your govt then you need to further restrict its powers
Vote 3rd Party in 2016 and beyond
What, you mean your pure idea-based version of socialism? He doesn't understand that? Given the megadeaths caused by self identified socialists, you'll forgive my skepticism.