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At some point everyone of us will be old, and some day
we will be too old. Too old to hit a double, too old
drive a car, and too old to be a technical writer.
Some day you might ask yourself how old am I? What are
my strengths and weaknesses? Can I still put in a
60-70 hour week and meet the latest emergency? Can I
use my wisdom to avoid emergencies?
When will I quit being a tech writer? Or, will I die
with my boots on?
>
> Dan Goldstein wrote:
>
> How many of you have found age to be a factor in
> getting work?
>
>
>
> While age discrimination is illegal, I have been
> to a number of
> interviews over the last couple of years where I
> knew I wouldn't get
> the job because nobody interviewing me was over
> 30. I'm not sure if
> it was age discrimination as much as fitting into
> the company's
> culture. Maybe if I pierced my tongue and
> eyebrows and got some
> tattoos......
> Ironically, in two of those cases, the company's
> were bought by older,
> more established firms who subsequently used my
> services on a
> contractual basis at a higher rate than the
> original company could
> offer...so, age does have it's benefits and at
> least I have most of my
> teeth.
> Al
>
> --
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> Al Geist
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>
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> URL: [2]www.geistassociates.com (online
> portfolio/resume)
>
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> home for office, and
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> "When they call the roll in the Senate, the
> Senators do not know
> whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty.""
> Theodore Roosevelt
>
> References
>
> 1. mailto:al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com
> 2. http://www.geistassociates.com/
> 3. http://www.geistimages.com/
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