By Andy McCue
Published: Wednesday 18 February 2004
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Name
Fred Brown
Location
Leeds
Occupation
ex-IT techie/admin
Comment
I agree about the age & sex discrimination. I am male, over 45 & cannot get back into IT work. Agencies and younger managers can only cope with people who match their expectations. I'm not surprised by the agencies, but turning down skilled & experienced workers shows poor management from companies who explicitly state the need for skills & experience. Guess they just love that learning curve - or is that a definition of stupidity?
Added to the gap the fact that employers think you...
Robert Privett
I agree 100% with the over 40 comment.
Skills s...
Karen Challinor
Karen, you have two strikes against you. You are a...
Anonymous
I agree about the age & sex discrimination. I am ...
Fred Brown
I agree with Karen. I'm over 40 and so "over quali...
Anonymous
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