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Nope. Not emacs vs vim. The biggest thing is what kind of music. Also, what kind of slang. I know this because I was young once, too. When I got a coworker who
by tqwhite 4y ago
Nope. Not emacs vs vim. The biggest thing is what kind of music. Also, what kind of slang. I know this because I was young once, too. When I got a coworker who was twenty years older than me, it made me uncomfortable. Weird 'dad' jokes. Musical references that were completely out of it. Stories about the past. I like people and I liked them but, it was also, always a little uncomfortable. We were peers but they, well, nobody is a true peer with a twenty year gap. Uncomfortable.
Today, hiring authorities are more likely to be young. They also feel uncomfortable with someone who has a huge amount more experience.
Ageism is real.
- vanviegen 4y ago> nobody is a true peer with a twenty year gap. I don't think that is necessarily true. It really helps if the older peer is comfortable showing weakness at times.
- greyhair 4y agoSomething I learned from my father when I was really young. When you don't know something, say "I don't know" first, then "We can probably figure it out". Always, always, lead with "I don't know" I am 65, and there are still things I don't know.