Late-30s career changers with a fresh CS degree are rare enough that it's hard to talk in knee-jerk generalities. Did you have stats for a population of people

Late-30s career changers with a fresh CS degree are rare enough that it's hard to talk in knee-jerk generalities. Did you have stats for a population of people like this? Do you have friends or relatives in this situation? Have you hired a person like that for horrifically low pay? I'd very curious to hear about your experience!