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As an aging dude I know my productivity and adapatibility is declining and I am not worth paying as much to employ as 10 years ago. Sorry, but that’s nothing t
by gaius 8y ago
As an aging dude I know my productivity and adapatibility is declining and I am not worth paying as much to employ as 10 years ago.
Sorry, but that’s nothing to do with your age, that’s on you. The rest of us leverage experience to work smarter not harder. The ageism we face is prejudice and bigotry, not a rational reaction.
- danieltillett 8y agoNo it is purely ageing. I am very lucky to start from a high base, but I am still not as good today as I was 10 years ago. I have leveraged my skill and experience so I earn far more today than I did 10 years ago, but being honest with myself I know I am past my productivity peak. I wish it was otherwise as there is nothing good about getting older.
- scarface74 8y agoI’m 45 and I can’t crank out code with the focus I had when I was younger. I also have a lot more on my plate - wife, kid, trying to stay healthy, etc. But, I definitely work smarter and have that breadth of knowledge to know how to leverage preexisting technology, use managed services and outsource the “undifferentiated heavy lifting” to outside vendors.
- gaius 8y agoNo it is purely ageing. I am very lucky to start from a high base, but I am still not as good today as I was 10 years ago Well, I am better that I was 10 years ago, and I look around me and see experienced guys are vastly more productive, since the industry is cyclical and we have seen it all before.