On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Ian Dexter R. Marquez wrote: > > Probably the company is not in the US. I think it's more because of the > > culture -- if the boss is 30, I don't think he'll like to have a staff > > older than him... > > oh well... > > > > Why not? The computing field *should* not be age-centric so long as > one has the capability to assimilate knowledge. Me, am 30 (and a > :newbie: at that) and I wouldn't have any qualms taking orders from a > younger person if he/she happens to be my boss (basta ba he/she > doesn't ask me to do anything out of my job description =D).
It could also mean that the problem is you as the employee but your younger boss having difficulty assigning work to a older guy... > I guess that's my peeve against companies that have age requirements: > what happens to those who are "over-aged" but are just as competent? I > think we have the advantage here in IT to break that culture of > 'age-centrism' and base qualifications on merit (whatever happened to > that as a basic gauge for competence?). some people probably use age as informal indication of salary level... -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
