> 28 is not old. 28 is approaching old for very certain things. But a career as an engineer is not one of them. There are opportunities that are lost with time

> 28 is not old. 28 is approaching old for very certain things. But a career as an engineer is not one of them. There are opportunities that are lost with time, but they're also a lot fewer than someone saying they missed the boat at 28 might feel. As a very specific example - many olympic athletes peak in 20-25, and for the most part if someone is much older than that they were already exceptional in their 20-25 range and are now riding a decline eg Michael Phelps for swimming, or as i understand it gymnasts. IIRC there is actually research to the contrary about starting a business that 40yr olds actually have really great odds due to network, experience, maturity etc. They make up for the cliche lack of inventiveness/newness with being experienced in handling the harder things that every business encounters (setbacks, hr bombs, firing etc).