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I notice the mouse, I really hope Apple do acknowledge they make crappy mouse.

Another thing I am wondering, what makes a company not hiring programmer at old age when their brain are still functioning properly?

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In Japan the last company to have employed someone is on the hook for some retirement benefits. Thus one often sees hiring cut offs entering the fifties.

With more age usually comes more experience, and with that higher wages. That's the canned answer.

But in this case I see your point. Many of these young CEOs just don't want older people in their offices. They have youth as part of "their culture". They also generally assume that older workers will be slower to adapt and less welcoming of a more volatile work environment; both frequent traits of many tech companies.

It's a damn shame. "Slower to adapt" is a weak excuse, youth is definitely a large part of startup culture. But imagine all that wealth of experience and wisdom that you potentially miss!

>>With more age usually comes more experience, and with that higher wages.

I'm not sure that is true, if you can't get a job because you are old then your wage is zero.

Japanese hiring and benefits laws are extremely aggressive, which makes hiring someone of any age a very risky proposition. There was a good article posted here maybe a couple years back that had a great overview of the legal incentives leading to Japan's unfortunate soul-crushing sarariman system; I wish I could remember the title...

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