Comment If I were this manager's boss.. (Score 1) 861
I'd be taking him aside and reading him the riot act. He's a dangerous manager.
Aside from the fact his "younger/better" is a gross stereotype, he's also setting himself and my company up for the probability of an expensive age discrimination lawsuit. Discriminating in hiring or advancement on the basis of age is a violation of federal law (and quite a few state laws). Just think what happens when some qualified but older applicant who got passed over gets to a lawyer and deposes the supervisor's coworkers about his statements.
Aside from the fact his "younger/better" is a gross stereotype, he's also setting himself and my company up for the probability of an expensive age discrimination lawsuit. Discriminating in hiring or advancement on the basis of age is a violation of federal law (and quite a few state laws). Just think what happens when some qualified but older applicant who got passed over gets to a lawyer and deposes the supervisor's coworkers about his statements.
