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The enterprise filter in my experience gets stronger as the enterprise dev stays in that space. As an example, a dev with say 4 years of experience overall tha
by fecak 9y ago
The enterprise filter in my experience gets stronger as the enterprise dev stays in that space.
As an example, a dev with say 4 years of experience overall that happens to be working at a bank who might have had some solid internship and side projects upon graduation won't be 'locked out' to the same degree as someone with 15 years at that same bank. Someone with 25 years at that bank who worked on very similar projects may be seen as unemployable by most startups.
That junior dev might not have any kind of preference or necessity for process, but just wound up at the bank after graduation. It's these devs that probably suffer.
The person who stayed 25 years (ageism aside) probably did so for a reason, and some will assume that the reason was process and predictability in their work. Someone that stayed for that long and didn't get bored is probably going to be passed over by most startups.
- LeoNatan25 9y agoIt's interesting how many of these 15-25 year enterprise veterans actually want to entangle their career paths with young and "hip" startups? I'm sure some do, but I'd guess a low percentage. Obviously, it would be different if some of these veterans are the ones founding the startup. I'd also guess that in some niche fields, such as security, poaching of enterprise veterans is happening much more than the more "sexy" fields.
- fecak 9y agoIn my experience it's not a high percentage, but enough numbers overall to see some enterprise veteran discrimination. It's often diagnosed as ageism, though I don't think that's the case as I do see several 40-50 somethings with more diverse backgrounds landing in startups without issue.
- SmellTheGlove 9y agoA 15 year veteran would surprise you on that? Assuming college in the US, that person is probably 37 years old. I'm not ripping you or anything, that just surprises me a little because it's my age bracket. Then again, you hit it with the other point. I'm much more likely to found my own startup than work at someone else's, but a sufficiently disruptive fintech/insurtech/analytics play would totally have my attention. I think the bigger issue is that the right role for me would be something a founder would likely fill, so I'm probably more likely to talk about co-founding something than being an early employee. Well shit, I'm old!