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Maybe its because I'm not old (30), but the sentiment of this post strikes me as bullshit. At any age, if you've got something unique to offer and can contribu
by tibbon 13y ago
Maybe its because I'm not old (30), but the sentiment of this post strikes me as bullshit.
At any age, if you've got something unique to offer and can contribute- you can get hired. If you've let your skills lapse, or have become inflexible then that's a different problem.
New immigrants I don't view as a problem at all, but rather an opportunity for us to increase the size of the market overall. There's work enough for all, as long as you've got something to contribute.
Maybe at one point 35 years ago simply having a degree from somewhere great was enough. I don't see that today as being a thing that makes someone immediately awesome.
Invest daily in your education. It doesn't stop when you're 22. Today, instead of doing consulting- I'm learning about Google's Polymer framework/platform.
- vacri 13y agoI'm 40, but I'm not about to tell a 55-year-old what it's like to try and find employment as a 55-year-old. Just saying 'keep yourself current' is missing a lot of the picture.
- tibbon 13y agoI guess I'm looking at it from a hiring perspective. I don't care how old someone is honestly. I just care what they can do and what they contribute to the team. Having a bit of grey hair is probably an asset, since hopefully they've been to this rodeo once or twice and have some good experiences that we don't.