The opposite side of this is that the value of knowledge held by such workers is enormous and getting rid of them because the bean-counters will see a savings i

The opposite side of this is that the value of knowledge held by such workers is enormous and getting rid of them because the bean-counters will see a savings in wages and salaries is counter-productive to the long term health and viability of the company. However, one trend that has become apparent over the last couple of decades is that there is a growing attitude that older workers are unable to keep up with technology. The funny thing here is that, many time, this new technology is a repeat of older technology in a new set of pyjamas. The younger set, in not having a good grasp, of technological history, do not see that what they have created is a repeat of past endeavours. In some cases, the conclusions of the past was that the particular track was not followed for specific valid reason which are still valid. For many years, there is a portion of the older community that has used specific tools and languages which have made us very productive yet date back to the 60's, 70's and 80's. we have been looked on as not getting with the future by many of the younger generation, while we are viewing it as we are waiting for the current generation to get to the future (where we are). It is actually quite funny. I am not saying that new technology is not worth pursuing, I am however saying that many lessons of the past have been missed.