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Be aware they say middle-aged (usually 40-60 years of age) when the stats actually say that unemployment rose in those 55+ and actually dropped in the 25-54 ran
by sosuke 16y ago
Be aware they say middle-aged (usually 40-60 years of age) when the stats actually say that unemployment rose in those 55+ and actually dropped in the 25-54 range. I don't think the facts completely align with the title. I know many folks who are 40+ who will think this was about them when it's about people 15 years older.
- locopati 16y ago25-54 is a huge range. These days, 25-35 or 40 could very well mean no family obligations (and thus greater flexibility wrt pay, location, travel). 35-54 likely means family. The splits there would be interesting to see (not having looked at the article yet).
- biot 16y agoIf they're claiming that 55 years old is middle aged, they must know a lot of 110 year olds.
- tomkarlo 16y agoThis - the article title is frankly linkbait given that it doesn't connect to the core statistic they're citing. But I doubt entitling it "Why won't anyone hire 55+ geeks?" would get half as many clicks... Also, at 55+, someone went to college 30+ years ago. There are lots of amazing, smart folks in that category but I doubt many of them majored in comp sci in the 70s. To make this statistic valid you'd have to normalize for their academic background vs. younger engineers, who are probably more likely to have a formal computer science degree.