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perhaps the gradual ageism begins at 30, but look around and try to see how many >40yr engineers are around you. Every year there is a dice roll to remove folks
by maerF0x0 3y ago
perhaps the gradual ageism begins at 30, but look around and try to see how many >40yr engineers are around you. Every year there is a dice roll to remove folks, and an extremely low intake of new "older" folks. (ie, 5% of 40yr old engineers might leave per year, and only 1% of 40yr old engineers are entering as their first year due to starting a new career)
- rabuse 3y agoTypically the older you get, and the more knowledgable you become, you step into different positions that tend to pay more (PM, Leadership). The more experienced individuals are just more beneficial in those roles, rather than strictly coding.
- NegativeK 3y agoExcept expecting everyone to want to go toward managerial roles is a nasty (and very common) antipattern.
- throwway120385 3y agoHaving to work with toxic people or completely give up an interpersonal leadership role as a condition of being a staff engineer is another. I'm in a weird spot career wise because I turned down 3 management roles to oversee multiple teams and now have to signal my non-interest in stepping out of team leadership and into a staff engineering role. I just really like managing ICs in the day to day and everything that would make me good at those other roles is incidental to me liking managing ICs.