The #Web industries (#webdev #webdesign #a11y #ux #ui #content #makers etc) have long been prejudiced in re diversity. NOW? It is The Elders. Very skilled, fine folks around 50 in these fields are encountering agism as a defeating force. To silence experience? Now that's stupid.

Jan 20, 2020 路 9:22 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
It's bad and getting worse. I was in a meeting with a VP of engineering and he openly said he doesn't hire "experienced" engineers.
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I have a word for him. Would you like to introduce us? I'm sorry. I hear this more and more and grrrrrrr.
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Replying to @mholzschlag
Yes, but very cheap. 馃檮 It鈥檚 not trendy to be concerned about long term ramifications.