Bill Rousseau, Livermore There is no worker shortage for high-technology in the Bay Area.
Age discrimination is rampant.
It has been common as far back as I can remember. Certainly at least as far back as the 1970s. Downsizing and putting people over age 40 in a protected class have exacerbated the problems. Downsizing increased the pool of older and unemployed technical workers. Being in a protected class has provided some protection to the older worker from the abusive practice of firing older workers to hire cheaper, younger ones.