And then HR slap on their standard requirement that anyone programming in a particular language must have X years previous experience in that language.
Even when the language was created less than X years ago.
And back when you could still specify age in job adverts I remember seeing one requiring a degree, X years experience, and < Y years old. Working it out there was a window of about one year of age where someone could just possibly satisfy all three requirements.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
