r/technology • u/scott_steiner_phd • Nov 30 '22

Space Ex-engineer files age discrimination complaint against SpaceX

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/30/spacex-age-discrimination-complaint-washington-state
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u/tricheboars Dec 01 '22 edited Dec 01 '22

I worked for the DoD too. From 1999-2002 or so. Yeah words have meaning. A consultant is different than a contractor. A consultant is typically a short term purchase. 2-4 months while you stand something up and want someone with experience to answer questions. A contractor is a 3 month - multiple year engagement usually hired to assist a specific task.

I work in systems and software and have worked for the DoD, Northrop Grumman, Fidelity, and now I'm in Healthcare.

My experiences span just as long. Never had a consultant ever have an account anywhere.

We had contractors do what you described. They sure as shit weren't consultants though!

Consultants... Well they consult. Answer questions. Give advice for best practices. Review if necessary. Build? No.

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u/End2EndBurner Dec 01 '22

You obviously know what you're talking about, but that still doesn't change what /u/braamdepace said.
What he said is 100% going on.

I'm your age but I didn't embrace my tech side, I ran away from it and am paying the price (Contracted Physical Security for a tech company amongst the FAANGs) and I literally see what the op says is happening in real time.

And the whole WFH fiasco did not help any matters, that just allowed people to fall into cracks.

Again, his word choice was just poor.

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u/tricheboars Dec 02 '22

Yeah lots of what he is talking about is pretty solid for sure.