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I do wonder why people wouldn’t hire older programmers or engineers though The same reason the military prefers younger over older. Younger developers are easi
by wyclif 8y ago
I do wonder why people wouldn’t hire older programmers or engineers though
The same reason the military prefers younger over older. Younger developers are easier to manipulate, overwork, and underpay. They are easier to mould and shape in conformance with corporate "culture fit", and they're less likely to question authority. They also don't have the wisdom yet to know when they are being asked to drink the startup Kool-Aid.
- taurath 8y agoWhich in a way kind of brings up a point - sometimes you need idealists to see things through, to have a chance. A crusty pessimistic person isn’t necessarily battle-hardened, they may be battle-broken. Of course, that doesn’t have much to do with age - one can be closed to new ideas at any age.