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Are 40 year olds really not able to pick up a job? I'm 38 ...I get turned down a lot but that always used to be the case and also the market is pretty shitty no

Are 40 year olds really not able to pick up a job? I'm 38 ...I get turned down a lot but that always used to be the case and also the market is pretty shitty now.

PeterStuer 4y ago
Depends on the job.You wil notice it becomes (exponentially) harder and harder every year past 35-39'ísh unless you can stand out in some way beyond being a (wathever quality) commodity developer. Both employers and clients like ém young and mallable. Typically you would aim for team leadership or architect roles before 40, unless you prefer the option of being an embedded IT technical role in a non-IT industry, usually specialized in 'legacy' technology. Of course everyone's carreer is different and there are exceptions, but for the median person that is the trend.
- weatherlite 4y ago
  Sounds great!