3 ms·
"Switching careers" also implies that he found a job as a programmer. I imagine it's really difficult to convince someone to employ someone who is 60+ and just
by goodJobWalrus 11y ago
"Switching careers" also implies that he found a job as a programmer. I imagine it's really difficult to convince someone to employ someone who is 60+ and just learned to code.
- tracker1 11y agoIt depends, I've known of people to "break in" by offering to work the first week or two free, then negotiate. Generally you aren't going to work for a fortune 500 company as your first real job... but there's plenty of businesses that need someone to get work done, and can't afford market rates... Beyond that, the self-starter is often a safer bet than a fresh college grad.
- xiaoma 11y agoThere's a lot of prejudice along this axis and it's mostly acceptable in SV. Fortunately it's not universal!
- kator 11y agoHe is self-employed, all he had to do was hire himself. :-) I've spent the bulk of my life self-employed and he realized it wasn't as scary as it looks from the outside.