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The marketing on this to Gen X was incredibly effective as well. There was this pervading "common sense" that if you didn't go to college, you weren't going to
by rgrieselhuber 5y ago
The marketing on this to Gen X was incredibly effective as well.
There was this pervading "common sense" that if you didn't go to college, you weren't going to be able to attract the kind of spouse that you wanted, or that you would somehow be looked down on in the reproductive market. The smart ones figured out that this was actually a handy way to filter out superficial candidates.
Fast forward 25 years, and I see many middle-aged men who are dissatisfied with their corporate lives but haven't build any income potential in something other than corporate America, so they are stuck in jobs that are increasingly subject to the pressures of globalism, etc.
- sjg007 5y agoWe can’t all be plumbers.. college is worth it. You get access to technology. For computers it was that way until the 90s when you could get access outside of universities. All of the front end JavaScript web apps will be replaced with automation and drag and drop UIs. This will let some people scale but all those code academy kids will need to find new skills.
- rgrieselhuber 5y agoComputer Science graduates have done well and will continue to do well, although figuring out a post-40s career strategy is a huge necessity. Other fields, other than the specialties? Many will continue to suffer, IMO.
- sjg007 5y agoWhere does this post 40s mean come from? I mean, seriously... it makes no sense.
- wing-_-nuts 5y agoAgeism. Yes, there are 50 year old devs that are on the cutting edge of their field, and still doing well, but by 40 you're looked at with increased skepticism if you haven't made your way into management
- sjg007 5y agoIt seems like an irrational made up meme that risks becoming a self full filling prophecy. Much like the view that the only qualified interviews are Google interviews.