> Tech careers "naturally" progress into management, whereas lawyerly one progress into seniority. Competitive, yet prestige based career starts. > The 44 year

> Tech careers "naturally" progress into management, whereas lawyerly one progress into seniority. Competitive, yet prestige based career starts. > The 44 year old senior programmer probably has a less cushy path forward If he's still a "senior programmer" at 44 and not Staff level engineer, it's indeed a rough path ahead.