For as long as it has been an industry, the IT sector has seldom, if ever, worried about physical appearance. Indeed, workers in IT have always been stereotypically viewed as being skinny, scruffy and weak but it appears as if times are changing. Certainly, if you live in Silicon Valley, cosmetic surgery is encouraged once you go above the age of 30! A study conducted by New Republic suggests the tech hotspot is now the most ageist place in the United States.