I (UK, aged 27 at the time) hired a contractor who was aged 73. We needed someone with a variety of experience to help us through a particular need, and a recru

I (UK, aged 27 at the time) hired a contractor who was aged 73. We needed someone with a variety of experience to help us through a particular need, and a recruiter found him for us. He was brilliant: He knew a lot, did a lot, and still wanted to learn. He kept his skills up-to-date trying out a new technology every year for personal projects. Having contracted for years he'd been in lots of companies and that also gave a lot of variety of skills and experience. Edit: He worked 4 months for us, and we'd have kept him longer but he had plans to travel around Europe in his caravan for the summer.