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highly skilled professions like law, medicine don't have a problem with age discrimination, because of the marginally significant positive correlation between y

highly skilled professions like law, medicine don't have a problem with age discrimination, because of the marginally significant positive correlation between years of experience and results. these fields also weed out the incompetent early. there's plenty of well-paid >50 software engineers out there who have no problem finding work, because they've made a mark in some way throughout their careers in the field or have transitioned into engineering management. alot of the more average older engineers though looking for jobs at high-growth companies honestly just don't merit the salary premium. the ability to engineer something thats "maintanable long term" is (1) not really a skill that's exclusive to people with 20+ yrs experience, (2) not really demonstrable or quantifiable especially for middle management living quarter to quarter, (3) is often a skill that close-minded engineers that really are just set in their ways and resistant to innovation mistakenly think they possess. most of your average software jobs really aren't that hard, and decades of experience don't really gain you as much as you'd think.

didibus 9y ago
Though there's been some research recently showing that younger doctors are better, because they're aware of the latest research. I wonder if that's going to lead to some ageism in medicine because of that.
- user5994461 9y ago
  Not a chance. The amount of doctors has a hard limit fixed by regulations, there will always be work for all of them and at good wages.
  - vonmoltke 9y ago
    This is a myth perpetuated by medical schools. There is no regulatory limit to the number of residency slots hospital's can create. There is a limit to the number Medicare will pay for, and teaching hospitals generally refuse to create slots that are not paid for by Medicare.
nickthemagicman 9y ago
This so much.
TeMPOraL 9y ago
> most of your average software jobs really aren't that hard, and decades of experience don't really gain you as much as you'd think. This I agree with strongly, and it's yet another reason why younger people, especially those who just learned to code, could be more liked by companies - they still get excited! Whatever turd you'll present them with, they'll think you're giving them truffles. Experienced people know that most dev jobs are just boring rehash of the same bullshit everyone else does.

didibus 9y ago

Though there's been some research recently showing that younger doctors are better, because they're aware of the latest research. I wonder if that's going to lead to some ageism in medicine because of that.

user5994461 9y ago
Not a chance. The amount of doctors has a hard limit fixed by regulations, there will always be work for all of them and at good wages.
- vonmoltke 9y ago
  This is a myth perpetuated by medical schools. There is no regulatory limit to the number of residency slots hospital's can create. There is a limit to the number Medicare will pay for, and teaching hospitals generally refuse to create slots that are not paid for by Medicare.

nickthemagicman 9y ago

This so much.

TeMPOraL 9y ago

> most of your average software jobs really aren't that hard, and decades of experience don't really gain you as much as you'd think. This I agree with strongly, and it's yet another reason why younger people, especially those who just learned to code, could be more liked by companies - they still get excited! Whatever turd you'll present them with, they'll think you're giving them truffles. Experienced people know that most dev jobs are just boring rehash of the same bullshit everyone else does.