fuck this job.com

First off, I'm, 54. Last week, I interviewed for a software support position and my first interview was with the Veep, a decent fellow in perhaps his mid 30's. I could tell that the company was a very young company in a very vertical market and experiencing growth. This was made even more apparent when the 'manager' of the department I would have been working in stepped in to interview. This was some guy probably early twenties and evidently was thrown into the manager job without any actual training. At least he didn't get HR training because after looking at my resume he said (and I quote):

"You're obviously a lot older than me..."

Um. I don't think you're supposed to say that kiddo. To be fair he seemed like an awestruck kid who had not seen so much IT experience on a resume before and was mostly saying it out of respect. Personally I don't think he's done very many interviews, and he needs to not say things like that. I briefly thought about calling my lawyer afterward but quickly dismissed the idea.

Surprisingly, the company called me in for a second interview a few days later which I respectfully declined. I just told them I had decided to pursue something else or something vague to that effect. Ok at my age, I have to get used to the idea that my supervisor or manager will likely be younger than me but that one just didn't feel right. Aside from that, it was the kind of vertical market software company I've in before and did not do well. So I continue to interview. This looks like a pretty good place to post my interview horror stories so stay tuned!