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I'm glad you were eventually hired. I used to work in academia as a professor and the occasional older students were always a joy to work with. And usually, th
by yodsanklai 6y ago
I'm glad you were eventually hired.
I used to work in academia as a professor and the occasional older students were always a joy to work with. And usually, they went along perfectly fine with the other students (at least with the more mature ones).
It's a shame that we have all these educational resources available but practically most people don't have access to it. I'd love to spend a couple of years learning a new field.
- derbOac 6y agoI had the same experience with older students. They always had a certain perspective that was lacking with the younger students. I wouldn't say they were harder working, or less harder working, but I think they took things in stride a bit better, and were better with time management. They also tended to be coming from some other areas first, and so understood bigger picture issues a bit better.
- duxup 6y agoWhen I worked in networking I often had the new folks / interns sitting next to me for a while. Discussions about 'pick your battles' and other similar ones were the most common.