Probably a common story, especially in your line of work. It's hard for me not to see a real leadership problem here: the founder passed on asking questions, setting up the others to follow suit. Had there been some wisdom there, he/she would have asked some robust questions intended to set up the others present to probe deeper on those …
Probably a common story, especially in your line of work. It's hard for me not to see a real leadership problem here: the founder passed on asking questions, setting up the others to follow suit. Had there been some wisdom there, he/she would have asked some robust questions intended to set up the others present to probe deeper on those topics, or simply to signal that this was a serious interview. Seems like the leadership/management style did not translate to a successful way to run a business.
Solid remarks, thanks. I actually liked the guy. That’s probably why I couldn’t go harsh on them. I liked all of them on the phone interviews. Seemed like good kids, lol. I think you nailed it, and I think that it was just a lack of experience that led the CEO, who was quite young, to not have a grasp of those basic skills. Would I have had the same reaction they did if I worked in that environment at that age? Very possibly. That’s the thing about ageism. It’s subtle, not necessarily even evil like some other “isms.” It just sort of “is,” without people even being aware they’re participating in it.
It’s really discrimination in the guise of “ageism”. I’m sure your resume would have given them a lot of information based on your qualification timelines and all your rich experiences. I regret to say that, those “bunch of kids” were not really interviewing a potential candidate but just whiling their time and yours; it proved from the collapse of that company.
Probably a common story, especially in your line of work. It's hard for me not to see a real leadership problem here: the founder passed on asking questions, setting up the others to follow suit. Had there been some wisdom there, he/she would have asked some robust questions intended to set up the others present to probe deeper on those topics, or simply to signal that this was a serious interview. Seems like the leadership/management style did not translate to a successful way to run a business.
Solid remarks, thanks. I actually liked the guy. That’s probably why I couldn’t go harsh on them. I liked all of them on the phone interviews. Seemed like good kids, lol. I think you nailed it, and I think that it was just a lack of experience that led the CEO, who was quite young, to not have a grasp of those basic skills. Would I have had the same reaction they did if I worked in that environment at that age? Very possibly. That’s the thing about ageism. It’s subtle, not necessarily even evil like some other “isms.” It just sort of “is,” without people even being aware they’re participating in it.
It’s really discrimination in the guise of “ageism”. I’m sure your resume would have given them a lot of information based on your qualification timelines and all your rich experiences. I regret to say that, those “bunch of kids” were not really interviewing a potential candidate but just whiling their time and yours; it proved from the collapse of that company.