To find this attitude disgusting in this day and age

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My DH came home today and told me about his departments search for a colleague that is leaving. he then went on to laugh about one applicant who was 55 and female. Apparently his boss had seen her age and declared "I don't want my Mum working here".

Luckily the colleague who is being replaced was shocked by this attiutude and she told them what for before insisting that they can't discrimiate like this and to read the full CV.

Which they did.

They decided to call her for interview but found she had already been snapped up by another company.

AIBU to feel disgusted by this attitude in this day and age?

that's disgusting!!

are you willing to tell us the industry (go on, please... )

it wouldn't happen in my industry but then we're public sector and quite dominated by powerful mature female directors.

I absolutely laid into him when he told me and he is now suitably shame faced.

It is a technology company in the IT department.

Most people do not put age or date of birth on CV's, but its easy enough to figure out your age from university or school graduation dates (required on most job applications).