The guy is 52, no wonder they rejected him. Not saying they discriminate, but would they rather hire a guy with kids and family or single 20-something geek...? I think the inclination for the latter has always been there for Google (and others?) and it's not really a secret.
"... The guy is 52, no wonder they rejected him. Not saying they discriminate, but would they rather hire a guy with kids and family or single 20-something geek...? ..."
Yeah I hear that Guido is getting on a bit. What about that Vincent guy or Martelli. Over the hill! Don't trust anyone over 30 or googles case "Don't trust anyone over 29.7" ~ http://efactor.blogspot.com/2005/10/i-dream-i-conquer.html
It's said the one of the HP co-founders always preferred to hire married men for obvious reasons (mature, more responsible, financial dependence and etc).
"I did learn something, though, in the course of the phone interview: that cosmic rays can cause computer memory chips to flip a bit. Did you know that? I didn't know that. I wonder if in my career I've ever spent time investigating a bug that was cosmic by a cosmic ray?"
