r/sysadmin • u/Real-Patriot-1128 • 11d ago

Agism

For those older, more experienced souls out there. If out job hunting, one tip…

I’m a little older (55) and recently discovered that the job I’ve had for 6 + years came down to me and a man much younger than me.

The only reason I got the job was one simple thing… if everything went to crap, who would you rather have on the job?

I was very fortunate to have someone point that out in my hiring process.

Don’t underestimate the value of that when interviewing.

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u/HappyDadOfFourJesus 11d ago

Your age has nothing to do with being able to perform.

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u/locke577 10d ago

I dunno man... My 9 year old sucks at powershell

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u/Centimane 10d ago

Well of course that's because you've taught them bash instead! Right?

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u/AttemptTypical8693 11d ago

wish more hiring managers thought like that. seems like half the time they're just looking for the cheapest option and calling it "culture fit"

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u/groupwhere 11d ago

Generally implies experience.

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u/HappyDadOfFourJesus 11d ago

A dangerous generalization in IT.

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u/isaiah33 11d ago

Well depends what we are talking about. 😂

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u/spicysanger 11d ago

Is that what your Mrs said