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> you do networking, have soft-skills and is likeable. No networking, soft skills sure but not social skills, depends? Asssuming these variables stay the same

• thiago_fm 3y ago
  Then good luck. In any area, you'll suffer "ageism" while doing this because you won't have the same energy and potential as a fresh graduate. The problem isn't your age(ageism), but the fact that you haven't managed to truly achieve seniority. Sure, you could have gotten your senior title within 3 years from graduating, but you don't have the soft-skills that are needed to have a longer career. This applies to any area, it is expected in nowadays society that you don't behave like you live in your moms basement as you are older. If you behave well and is generally nice, clear and have good work ethics, there's no way people won't like you and vouch for you in new positions. Sometimes they will get promoted and will want to have people around them that have worked with them before, and will want to invite you to their company. Meanwhile a company might be ok with a 22 year old struggling to communicate with others or keep their supervisor up-to-date, they won't have that kind of patience for a 40 year old+ that has been working for decades. And by the way, anyone can get those skills, just study and practice like you do with coding.
  • _8j50 3y ago
    > And by the way, anyone can get those skills, just study and practice like you do with coding. Thanks, I will. The likeability problem I have is because I am constantly in a position of having to disagree with others on technical grounds. Maybe I need to find a role where that's not the case.