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I have a hunch though that IBM employs more old people than any other big tech company (i.e apple, facebook, google etc). At some point the old generation shoul
by theplumber 4y ago
I have a hunch though that IBM employs more old people than any other big tech company (i.e apple, facebook, google etc). At some point the old generation should step aside to make space for the new or the company itself will die just like its employees.
It's no secret that after a certain age you stop chasing big dreams and just want to do more of the old things/job which is not a competitive strategy for a company.
- speed_spread 4y ago> after a certain age you stop chasing big dreams I have "certain age" and must strongly disagree here. Those who stop never were big dreamers in the first place, or had their morale crushed by eternal bad management. "Age" itself is not a factor. If anything, age gives confidence, wisdom, focus and autonomy to pursue one's goals. Age also means you also realize that you're gonna die one day (soon) and that you'd better get your shit together if you're gonna have any kind of meaningful impact within the short timeframe you're alloted on this ball of mud.
- LinuxBender 4y agoI'm an old fart and I embrace new ideas assuming they have been well thought through, allowed for documented feedback from old stodgy curmudgeons like me and are not putting the company, customers or investors at risk. That said I can understand why you are saying that. Some organizations do permit people with high tenure to paralyze a companies innovation and I do not know how to fix that short of creating competition and importing the good employees at the new competition.
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