I've just turned 17, and I've been working full-time in the IT industry since I was 15. I started as a programmer for a major New Zealand ISP, and moved up to network administrator within 10 months, and I'm now a software engineer for a New Zealand startup company.
I, personally, haven't had _too_ much of a problem with my age, although there have been some minor issues.
This is New Zealand, and finding people with my skillset and experience is a non-trivial event.
I am extremely saddened that Apple have chosen to discard someone who would probably have been one of their best resources. What I'm also worried about however, is whether or not other companies will follow suit. (Including the one I work for, funnily enough.)
All it takes is one large multi-national to start a trend, and then all people in our age-group will have an even harder time of getting a job in our chosen field.
I think Apple need to go back, and rethink their actions.
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I've just turned 17, and I've been working full-time in the IT industry since I was 15. I started as a programmer for a major New Zealand ISP, and moved up to network administrator within 10 months, and I'm now a software engineer for a New Zealand startup company.
I, personally, haven't had _too_ much of a problem with my age, although there have been some minor issues.
This is New Zealand, and finding people with my skillset and experience is a non-trivial event.
I am extremely saddened that Apple have chosen to discard someone who would probably have been one of their best resources. What I'm also worried about however, is whether or not other companies will follow suit. (Including the one I work for, funnily enough.)
All it takes is one large multi-national to start a trend, and then all people in our age-group will have an even harder time of getting a job in our chosen field.
I think Apple need to go back, and rethink their actions.