The other side of this discussion is the exploitation of young engineers. Companies know they can pay them less and work them more. Just look at the video game

The other side of this discussion is the exploitation of young engineers. Companies know they can pay them less and work them more. Just look at the video game industry. Relies on a steady stream of suckers who can be used up and spit out. Their love of games is taken advantage of. Many older workers are better, not worse, than their younger counterparts. They are discriminated against because they can't be so easily fooled (e.g. thinking a beer fridge is an acceptable trade for lots of unpaid overtime) Experience matters. It took me years to even realize that programming is only half of my job. Though I'm not yet an OG, I'm a better engineer than when I started.