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I'm really interested in if he'll find a company that'll hire him despite the fact that age discrimination while illegal is practiced by most companies. I'm 51, and compared to when I was 21 it's way harder, and I'm not even looking for more money than the typical twenty-something.

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I can unequivocally say that as an employer we've hired people who are much older and re-trained because they were able to do the job. We're okay with people who have kids or are older, as long as they get the job done. If older people can't get the job done and a younger person can, then so be it.

The university will hire him to clean the college at night.

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