I felt like I experienced some age related bias about ten years ago. I had been working mostly on Nintendo and Disney projects in California - a great experience. After my wife and I moved to Arizona, I kept getting calls from Electronic Arts HR people. After a year or so of getting emails and a few phone calls from them I said that I would fly to Vancouver for an interview.
I had probably four or five people during the interview process nervously laugh or giggle when they first saw me. The receptionist who initially showed me the the interview conference room rolled her eyes at the interviewers while nodding in my direction. The technical interviewers seemed really weak, as far as the questions and our interactions. Not very professional.
The good part of the interview was that EA flew me up a day early, and I also had the morning after the interview to enjoy Vancouver, so it was not a waste of time. I appreciated a free trip.
I had a very different experience working at Google last year: there was not any feeling of ageism, at least none that I noticed.
I graduated from college in 1973 and that was on my resume. Also, on the phone I had mentioned that I had mostly retired except for small consulting jobs.
I had probably four or five people during the interview process nervously laugh or giggle when they first saw me. The receptionist who initially showed me the the interview conference room rolled her eyes at the interviewers while nodding in my direction. The technical interviewers seemed really weak, as far as the questions and our interactions. Not very professional.
The good part of the interview was that EA flew me up a day early, and I also had the morning after the interview to enjoy Vancouver, so it was not a waste of time. I appreciated a free trip.
I had a very different experience working at Google last year: there was not any feeling of ageism, at least none that I noticed.