RE: Overt Age-ism

>I'm an old guy.  I didn't respond before because... well.. why bother? The
>discrimination is there and isn't going to go away.


I think part of the problem with age-ism is that the MIS/IS/IT department
head/vp/executive vp is some guy whose younger than the staff to be
managed.  And some people just don't have the skills to deal with that kind
of a relationship.

Another part is that a young 'hot-shot' manager gets the impression that if
you're still in a 'menial' job such as programming or system support and
you're old, you 'obviously' have nothing on the ball or you'd be manager
yourself.

As an 'older' system tech support analyst, I don't -want- the headaches of
a manager's position.  What manager gets to play with the toys, and learn
the machinery?  My boss does a marvelous job of running intereference with
management, and doesn't get to play as much as he used to.  [He has to keep
his hand in; our staff has been pruned to the bone...]

I just wish some people would figure out how to identify good talent when
it's dangled in front of their faces.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com


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