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Well, I am 37 and in my Junior year of a Computer Science degree. I'm not gonna lie, this freaks me out a bit. I do live on the east coast though, hopefully

Well, I am 37 and in my Junior year of a Computer Science degree. I'm not gonna lie, this freaks me out a bit. I do live on the east coast though, hopefully that will help some.

throwanem 9y ago
So do I, and I haven't fallen foul of it yet.
zafka 9y ago
I graduated at 36 ( 21 years ago) Admittedly, I very wisely picked the best time in history to pick my major(Computer Engineering, and that was because there was no local school offering chem Eng. and I saw a physics student playing with fractals and thought, "wow that's cool") Of course, I am pretty sure that kind of mind set is why I do ok, I have always been fascinated with just about everything which makes learning fun.
dep_b 9y ago
Good move, LinkedIn doesn't show your age but does show the year you graduated. I have a customer where my bosses are 20somethings that were a bit surprised when they met me IRL and saw a guy late in his 30's walking in. Graduating in 2012 really helped I guess. I'm thinking about getting a master sometimes. Graduating in 2012 makes you look like you're an old person in ten years doesn't it?
acuozzo 9y ago
I'm not kidding here… If you're eligible for a clearance, move to MD or VA and work for a DoD contracting company. I'm 29, but most of the people I work with are 40-60+. Ageism simply doesn't exist here and the salaries (6+ figures for new grads) and benefits are excellent.
- logfromblammo 9y ago
  If you don't want to live in the DC Metro, you can also move to any city adjacent to a major military base. Huntsville, NW Florida, San Diego, Clarksville, Waukegan, Ft. Worth, etc. Salaries are lower, but traffic is better.
- YeeHawGeddyUp 9y ago
  Great advice. Ill look into it. Thanks.
le-mark 9y ago
Trust me, it's not a problem. I got a CS degree at 35, now I'm 46, and I look "young" for my age (30's probably). I theorize this leads everyone to assume/perceive I'm younger than I actually am. In my location (mid west, metro of a major city) senior develoopers are in hot demand. So I've never perceived ageism to be a problem.

Well, I am 37 and in my Junior year of a Computer Science degree. I'm not gonna lie, this freaks me out a bit. I do live on the east coast though, hopefully that will help some.

throwanem 9y ago

So do I, and I haven't fallen foul of it yet.

zafka 9y ago

I graduated at 36 ( 21 years ago) Admittedly, I very wisely picked the best time in history to pick my major(Computer Engineering, and that was because there was no local school offering chem Eng. and I saw a physics student playing with fractals and thought, "wow that's cool") Of course, I am pretty sure that kind of mind set is why I do ok, I have always been fascinated with just about everything which makes learning fun.

dep_b 9y ago

Good move, LinkedIn doesn't show your age but does show the year you graduated. I have a customer where my bosses are 20somethings that were a bit surprised when they met me IRL and saw a guy late in his 30's walking in. Graduating in 2012 really helped I guess. I'm thinking about getting a master sometimes. Graduating in 2012 makes you look like you're an old person in ten years doesn't it?

acuozzo 9y ago

I'm not kidding here… If you're eligible for a clearance, move to MD or VA and work for a DoD contracting company. I'm 29, but most of the people I work with are 40-60+. Ageism simply doesn't exist here and the salaries (6+ figures for new grads) and benefits are excellent.

logfromblammo 9y ago
If you don't want to live in the DC Metro, you can also move to any city adjacent to a major military base. Huntsville, NW Florida, San Diego, Clarksville, Waukegan, Ft. Worth, etc. Salaries are lower, but traffic is better.
YeeHawGeddyUp 9y ago
Great advice. Ill look into it. Thanks.

le-mark 9y ago

Trust me, it's not a problem. I got a CS degree at 35, now I'm 46, and I look "young" for my age (30's probably). I theorize this leads everyone to assume/perceive I'm younger than I actually am. In my location (mid west, metro of a major city) senior develoopers are in hot demand. So I've never perceived ageism to be a problem.