>I hope any HR people who have had your resume cross their desk are sweating at the thought of age discrimination scrutiny.

Did Glinda flit in from Oz and wave her magic wand, correcting the past two generations' worth of age discrimination problems in the Valley? Did the EEOC's jack-booted thugs suddenly start raiding offices last week and I didn't read about it in the Murky News?

>It may be there's a shortage of HR talent, not tech talent.

But they not only have certificates, they have college degrees in HR now! A shortage? That's unpossible.