Median age at Google is 29, says age discrimination lawsuit

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Source: Computerworld

The typical employee at Google is relatively young, according to a lawsuit brought by an older programmer who is alleging age discrimination.

Robert Heath, a software engineer, was 60 when he applied in 2011 for a job at a rapidly growing Google. He wasn't hired despite having "highly-pertinent qualifications and experience," and being deemed by a Google recruiter as a "great candidate," according to Heath's lawsuit. The complaint was filed in U.S. district court in San Jose, California.

... Between 2007 and 2013, Google's workforce grew from 9,500 to more than 28,000 employees, "yet as of 2013, its employees' median age was 29 years old," the lawsuit claims.

That's in contrast to the median age of nearly 43 for all U.S. workers who are computer programmers, according to the lawsuit. Heath's lawsuit seeks class-action status.

Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2914233/it-careers/median-age-at-google-is-29-says-age-discrimination-lawsuit.html

[NYC_SKP]

1. Good for him! nt

[enlightenment]

2. I hope it goes somewhere.

It is very difficult to prove an age-discrimination suit.

[Trillo]

3. So that's why Google Books has gone downhill?

They used to be so good. Note the searched for word is "asexual", but instead they have "intimacy" (antonym?) and "lesbian" (huh?) highlighted. Must be some new-fangled programming.