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269 People Joined An Age Discrimination Class Action Suit Against Google (bizjournals.com)
Slashdot reader #9,119 BrookHarty writes:
"269 people have joined a class-action lawsuit against Google claiming they were discriminated against in the workplace based on their age..." reports BizJournals. "The lawsuit originated in 2015 with plaintiff Robert Heath and was certified as a class-action in 2016." Google has stated it has implemented policies to stop age discrimination but still has an average employee age of 29.
In 2004 Larry Page fired Brian Reid nine days before IPO costing Reid 45 million in unvested stock options. Reid was fired for lack of "cultural fit". Reid has settled for an undisclosed amount.
In 2004 Larry Page fired Brian Reid nine days before IPO costing Reid 45 million in unvested stock options. Reid was fired for lack of "cultural fit". Reid has settled for an undisclosed amount.
In a private company, one should be able to hire and fire whoever they want (with proper compensation). You cannot be an anti-SJW libertarian only when the group complaining isn't the one you belong to.
Senior engineers should be more experienced and valuable than junior ones. If they are unemployable at google/facebook/etc., it means they are not valuable enough to that company. If that's the case, great, move on. I am sure they are all smart and capable people, and that they will find employment elsewhere. Just remember that you are paid and you are hired for what you are worth, not for your age or title. This may mean that over time your value may decrease, despite what you may think your value is.
If women cost 30% less than a man, companies would only hire women to get a huge advantage over competitors. The same logic applies here.
One last thing: keep on promoting the narrative where X group is always discriminated, and you end up with all possible subcategories of people feeling like they are. And remember you can always keep on subcategorizing, down until the individual level.