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This is very true. It works both ways. Don't dismiss a younger person's ideas as naive without consideration, just like you shouldn't dismiss an older person'

This is very true. It works both ways. Don't dismiss a younger person's ideas as naive without consideration, just like you shouldn't dismiss an older person's ideas as outdated without consideration. Being older doesn't automatically make you correct, but neither does being young.

nickd2001 5y ago
+1 and, if as an older dev you show younger manager(s) that you respect and empathise with them, often they'll love you for your experience and perspective. One thing is to "meet them halfway" , not make them feel threatened. I love my current job so I hope to stay a long time, but, if I was interviewing with someone much younger, if it felt relevant I might ask them if it bothered them about my being much older, and what I could do to alleviate any concerns. That's the sort of frank conversation that might be good in interview (possibly not legal for the interviewer to start that topic, but OK for interviewee). Isn't a lot of this just that people simply need to TALK to each other. ;) Not just older and younger devs but democrats & republicans, different gender/ethniticty/religion , drivers/cyclists etc etc ;) This problem is as old as the hills!