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My guess is that they want to work them hard and pay them less and they know that older guys and gals won't accept those working conditions. They throw quantity
by 16s 15y ago
My guess is that they want to work them hard and pay them less and they know that older guys and gals won't accept those working conditions. They throw quantity and eagerness at problems. Not that younger programmers aren't good (they are) they just have less experience. I fear many younger technologists are abused. I see a lot burn-out. It's sad to see their desire and eagerness die.
Edit: I'll add that I've seen young men (mid 20s) who have the cynicism and bitterness of much older men. That, to me, is sad. It shouldn't be like this.
- zainny 15y agoIf long term experience had real value in our industry, wouldn't most companies accept that while an older and more experienced person is more "particular" about their work conditions, it is worth the hassle to accommodate them because of the additional value they can bring? But that doesn't seem to happen. Or, in other words, companies continue to demonstrate they see little value in experience and the author of the article is bang on when talking about the temporal nature of knowledge capital and the absence of prestige in IT.