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>>the 50 yr old will have, very likely, a vast range of valuable life experiences And therefore be a lot less likely to recognize and take seriously the author

>>the 50 yr old will have, very likely, a vast range of valuable life experiences And therefore be a lot less likely to recognize and take seriously the authority of a 25-year-old manager. In fact, in their mind they will probably think they should be the manager. I've seen it happen and it wasn't pretty.

dugmartin 11y ago
As a 44 year old programmer myself I wouldn't say a 25-year old manager would be the problem but rather dealing with a manager with maybe 3 years of real experience. Good managers, like good programmers, are a mix of ability and experience and many inexperienced managers haven't taken the lesson from _Space Camp_ to heart: being boss and being bossy aren't the same.