Silicon Valley's ageism problem

That’s just a story. No one wants to hire you because you a) want a decent pay rather than promises of a bright future and b) would rather spend your free time with your family actually re-creating yourself rather than sleeping on the floor under your PC. No one cares that you can’t work effectively more than 6 hrs a day (actually no one can, which is why the french, for example are so productive despite low work hours). Those extra 6 hours are there to suck your will dry so you won’t have the strength to complain about pay, working conditions or that scumbag boss creature. That’s the real reason for those long hours, been there done that.
As I say to all 35+ folks, stop complaining about being unable to find someone willing to exploit you. Start an exploiting scheme yourself, you’ve had enough experience to know how it’s done.

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