A few days ago, the news of a 14-year-old Bangladeshi-American boy becoming SpaceX’s youngest-ever software engineer made headlines. His name is Kairan Quazi and he is nothing short of a child prodigy. However, despite having immense academic and professional accomplishments, he was recently a victim of something very dumb.
LinkedIn deleted the account of Kairan Quazi because he isn’t 16 years old yet. The professional platform apparently has a minimum age requirement of 16 years for all members and it is outlined in the User Agreement.
“Linkedin just sent me this notice that they are deleting my account because I’m not 16. This is the illogical, primitive nonsense that I face constantly. I can be qualified enough to land one of the most coveted engineering jobs in the world but not qualified enough to have access to a professional social media platform? LinkedIn showing everyone how regressive some tech company policies are,” Kairan wrote on Instagram.
Have a look at his post here:
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People online were left divided after learning about this. Some people called it lame and stupid, others said that rules applied to everyone. However, some others suggested that Kairan should build another platform like LinkedIn or buy the company in the future!
Lame or necessary – what do you think about this?