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> after changing careers. This is a big one. There are arguments for not hiring older experience programmers, then there is a different issue about hiring old
by x87678r 6y ago
> after changing careers.
This is a big one. There are arguments for not hiring older experience programmers, then there is a different issue about hiring older people that want to be new programmers. I'd think the second group wont have much hope of getting hired.
- itronitron 6y agoGiven equivalent coding experience and ability, I'd rather hire an older programmer than a younger programmer.
- lostcolony 6y agoLikewise. A decade or two of 'unrelated' experience dealing with people, solving problems, or hell, even just dealing with administrative and bureaucratic bullshit? And the same amount of 'related' experience? For the same price? All other things being equal, give me the older person any day.
- treeman79 6y agoAm over 40. I have no trouble getting hired. Now every few years I make a massive time investment in an some new tech. I get hired for one thing. When chance comes up I take tech lead position on some something I’m not familiar with. Keeps me up to date in a very practical manor. Now I’ve seen lots of older people who learned something 20 years ago, and have barely changed since.