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Is this something exclusive to white collar jobs or is it mostly programming? Asking as my day job is in the skilled trade of engine mechanic. If youre over 4
by nimbius 7y ago
Is this something exclusive to white collar jobs or is it mostly programming? Asking as my day job is in the skilled trade of engine mechanic.
If youre over 45 in a machine shop or in any trade (plumbing, electrical, automotive, HVAC, etc...) your biggest barrier to getting any job is picking up the phone when it rings. Johnson Control, Honeywell, heck even people like Nest and Ford are kicking down your door and offering you any money to join.
- hourislate 7y agoI feel like this applies more to programming. It should act as writing on the wall for anyone who thinks they can make a career out of it. You have 15-20 years and then you're considered old I suppose. I don't find this to be the case with other areas of IT. We have a lot of folks in the late 40's to middle 50's working through out our IT Department and organization.
- granshaw 7y agoFrom what I can gather it’s way worse in programming than at least in other Engineering fields
- chadcmulligan 7y agoI suspect its west coast USA, particularly start ups. If you're in your 50's then you probably won't put up with the nonsense startups say. As friend of mine says - I wouldn't work for lottery tickets (shares).