Gaming company tacitly refuses to hire employees over 35 years old, lays off workers after a certain age: 'The hiring manager openly told me that the candidate I wanted to hire was too old (she was 46)'

Discrimination can sometimes be subtle, and it's up to you to keep an eye out for it. It may not come up in obvious ways, but in sneaky ones. That's why you always have to be on the lookout for it, because it might creep up behind you. Certain behaviors also get ingrained in us in ways that we're not always aware of. Sometimes things just become a habit, and we don't question how or why. This can also happen over the course of a company's history. Maybe they adopt a few practices that seem fine at first but become problematic over time. The goal posts are constantly changing, and it's up to us to keep abreast of them. It usually takes someone new to point out all the things they could be doing differently. 

This is why it's important to keep diversity in mind while hiring. Diversity can mean a lot of different things, and they all have a way of making the workplace a little better. You want a vast array of inputs and opinions in the mix so you can make the best decisions. It takes a village to make something run smoothly. You would hate to rely on a narrow range of employee backgrounds. But some industries have their preferences, and they need to be called out on them. The person in this story brings up the question of ageism in the tech industry. We might think of tech as a young person's game, but young people have a way of growing up. 

Author image for JR Atkinson JR Atkinson
Add us on Google
Advertisement

Stay entertained and up to date by following us on Facebook and Instagram!

Tags

antiwork tech support employee gaming technology ageism employees Tech
Scroll Down For The Next Article

Also From Memebase

Manager expects employee making $75K to take over her late coworker's job, refuses to give her a raise despite the role being worth a $100K salary: 'I’m starting to feel deeply resentful.'

Manager expects employee making $75K to take over her late coworker's job, refuses to give her a raise despite the role being worth a $100K salary: 'I’m starting to feel deeply resentful.'

Trending Now

Dad, working 50-60 hours a week, tells expecting stay-at-home mom that he doesn't feel supported because she doesn't cook for him: 'I have been very sick, and I’ve been struggling to cook because of the smells.'

Dad, working 50-60 hours a week, tells expecting stay-at-home mom that he doesn't feel supported because she doesn't cook for him: 'I have been very sick, and I’ve been struggling to cook because of the smells.'

01
Wealthy son loans father money to keep his business, until son discovers father removed him from his will, leading son to sell the loans to dad's business competitor: ‘I saddled him with debt’

Wealthy son loans father money to keep his business, until son discovers father removed him from his will, leading son to sell the loans to dad's business competitor: ‘I saddled him with debt’

02
Manager fires 27-year-old in company restructure, gets upset when he refuses to train 23-year-old replacement paid $15k less: 'I'm standing up for myself'

Manager fires 27-year-old in company restructure, gets upset when he refuses to train 23-year-old replacement paid $15k less: 'I'm standing up for myself'

03
Company hosts 'mandatory' party on New Year's Eve, expects employees to drop everything: 'A company party on New Year’s Eve isn’t generous it’s intrusive'

Company hosts 'mandatory' party on New Year's Eve, expects employees to drop everything: 'A company party on New Year’s Eve isn’t generous it’s intrusive'

04
Gaming company tacitly refuses to hire employees over 35 years old, lays off workers after a certain age: 'The hiring manager openly told me that the candidate I wanted to hire was too old (she was 46)'

Gaming company tacitly refuses to hire employees over 35 years old, lays off workers after a certain age: 'The hiring manager openly told me that the candidate I wanted to hire was too old (she was 46)'

05
Manager expects employee making $75K to take over her late coworker's job, refuses to give her a raise despite the role being worth a $100K salary: 'I’m starting to feel deeply resentful.'

Manager expects employee making $75K to take over her late coworker's job, refuses to give her a raise despite the role being worth a $100K salary: 'I’m starting to feel deeply resentful.'

06
Advertisement