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good programmers can always consult. old managers can't do nothing unless he is hired at a big company, which is exactly what won't happen according to this

• ExpiredLink 12y ago
  > good programmers can always consult. as if ageism didn't exist in the consulting business ...
  • eropple 12y ago
    There is, but maybe not in the direction you think. Almost every independent consultant I've ever hired or had hired into a company I was working at was, at the earliest, late thirties, most late forties/early fifties. On the other hand, as I'm starting an independent consulting business at 27, I'm finding it a little hard to be taken seriously (comments about age, "possible" experience, etc.). I'm getting there, but it's a process.
  • MisterBastahrd 12y ago
    Hiring managers might see age as a disadvantage, but most CEOs would rather hire a peer than someone they view as a child.
• gohrt 12y ago
  Do you mean contract? A good manager can hire a pack of young contractors to rent out. Of course an old manager can consult (== sell expensive sage advice)