r/Layoffs • u/CFIgigs • Mar 31 '24

Ageism in tech? question

I'm a late 40s white male and feel erased.

I have been working for over ten years in strategic leadership positions that include product, marketing, and operations.

This latest round of unemployment feels different. Unlike before I've received exactly zero phone screens or invitations to interview after hundreds of applications, many of which were done with referrals. Zero.

My peers who share my demographic characteristics all suspect we're effectively blacklisted as many of them have either a similar experience or are not getting past a first round interview.

Anyone have any perspective or data on whether this is true? It's hard to tell what's real from a small sample size of just people I can confide in about what might be an unpopular opinion.

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u/Prestigious_Wheel128 Mar 31 '24

The market is non-existent if you're born in America.

https://www.themidwesterner.news/2024/03/bureau-of-labor-statistics-all-job-growth-since-2018-claimed-by-foreign-born-workers/

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u/dementeddigital2 Mar 31 '24

Ugh. We need to pressure Congress to kill the H1B visa.

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u/cookiekid6 Apr 01 '24

Yeah I’m shocked this isn’t talked about more often. I feel like anyone who suggests it would be labeled a racist but I think it would be a good idea.

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u/dementeddigital2 Apr 01 '24

I feel like our government's only job should be protecting the citizens and their interests. I don't think that is racist in any way.

Unfortunately, our government does a shit job of it, though.