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Subject:RE: Gray hair and first impressions From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 18 Jan 2002 10:03:59 -0600
I'm neither a woman nor in a hiring position, but the detail of this question that stuck in my mind is the title "editor." Most of the responses I've read seem to be coming from a writer-centric point of view (understandable since this is a list of mostly writers).
IMO, experience and maturity are selling points for an editor. I think more writers are going to have trouble excepting the input of a snot-nosed kid than someone with gray hair. You're actually quite a bit younger than any of the editors I've ever worked with.
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From: wordsync -at- swbell -dot- net [mailto:wordsync -at- swbell -dot- net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 8:00 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Gray hair and first impressions
I don't suppose my question is out of line. I'm a 47-year-old editor with eleven plus years of editing experience (technical to marketing fields).
important. I would like to ask you women out there if you've run into bias because of age or the fact that your hair is gray. I would also like to ask any men on the list who are in hiring positions to weigh in on the matter.
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