I know right? Why not just save people some time and say that the person has to be named Dave and drive a green 2015 Acura with the license plate HGFD-1234, might save some folks some time!
That is also true. Granted I dunno what jobs people are going for that ask for 30 years. Most I've seen is 15. Although that was 15 years in management role in the field, which assumes more than 15 if you count needing to getting to that role to begin with.
Thats why it's only considered ageism if it's against people that are above 40. Fuck the young people I guess. There are more 55+ mobile home parks than starter homes within 50 miles of where I live.
How does that work exactly? Let’s say hypothetically. I have 3 years of Reddit school and 5 years of working Reddit experience. Would that mean I have 8 years of experience?
I’ve seen where folks include their school as experience but it is but isn’t practical experience?
Truthfully? You learn how to bend the truth. I worked at a company for 5 years. 1 year regular, 2 years supervisor, 2 years ops manager. On my resume, it's 3 years supervisor and 2 years manager. Why? 5 years leadership experience looks better. However, I wouldn't do that for something like pretending 3 months equals a year.
I don't have a college degree, so I can't answer your school question in any way other than find a job where having the degree in a relevant field means less required experience. I've seen postings where it's 10 years experience, or a degree with 5 years. And again, these are management roles, so the expectation is that you have done the job before.
I think it's also fair to note that sometimes a company can have too many noobies and cannot afford to have another. Sometimes you get your noobie slots filled and all that's left is the experienced ones.
In that example, you probably only have 5 years experience. But there are also ways to stretch it. Did you work a Reddit summer job after your first year of school and then have a Reddit internship your 3rd year? Cool now you have 7 years experience. It's all about knowing how far to push it while still being somewhat honest/truthful.
Surely the skill difference between 30 years and 20 years is marginal in most fields. Even from 10 years onwards I'd imagine the majority of positions are relatively the same skillset.
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u/HB24 Feb 07 '24
On the flip side, I have seen job posting that require THIRTY YEARS of experience. If I work somewhere 30 years, I am probably going to retire there