Not just age bias, but bias against American workers; I’ve worked in IT all my life and the number of H1B dipshits from India have not only lowered the quality and reliability of corporate IT infratstructures,they have had a detrimental impact upward mobility.
I never experienced age bias. I did experience “Why can’t you work as cheaply as an Indian programmer?” bias when COBOL head hunters called.
HH: It pays $35 an hour
Me: I can’t work that cheaply. I make more than that now with the state.
HH: I can hire an Indian programmer for $25 an hour
Me: Then do it
HH: Nah, the client hates them.
Oddly, the client was our healthcare insurance provider. This guy was headhunting for a consulting firm.
There’s hope for me still. After nearly 20 years having my own fabrication and machine shop I just lost it all and liquidating it next week. I could renew the lease but the tripled the rent and want a 5 year lease. No thanks. Not sure how I make a tech company worth millions as a former machinist but I’m sure there’s something.... last thing I wanna do is get a job....
Bias against older workers is the cost of healthcare that companies have to pay along with employee paying a share. Mandated so zero incentive to lower costs.
If gov’t got out of it the prices would go way down and quality way up. More people would be employed instead of being forced out.
Bkmk