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Without blathering on too much... Yes, age is an issue. If you are too young, there is a worry that you will be some combination of immature, inexperienced, d

by brk 17y ago

Without blathering on too much... Yes, age is an issue. If you are too young, there is a worry that you will be some combination of immature, inexperienced, difficult, unreliable. If you are too old, there is a worry that you will be some combination of less productive, untrainable, unreliable, demotivated, coasting. When dealing at either of these extremes, you may find it helpful to adjust your resume to be short with an entry at the end "further detailed experience available on request" (ie: to hide your 20 year work history, or your 5 year work history), and/or do a phone interview first (so that your apparent age is less obvious) to build interest. YMMV

clueless123 17y ago
Actually, I am not asking for "getting a job" purposes.. I am asking for more practical reasons. like in: what is your opinion/experience about old coders continuing to code after 50 :)
- peterhi 17y ago
  The problem can be that when your hair starts to go grey people either expect you to be some sort of certified genius or completely out of touch (granddad). Of course in the world of blue chip consulting this can be seen as good thing. The mature / older consultant talking to the mature / older client can work wonders for a business relationship. Small startups unfortunately can either assume that the older you are the less 'up to date' you are and that your skills and experience somehow don't translate to the hip world of the startup. Also smaller companies expect that they will have to pay older people more than a younger person, and the truth is younger people will work for less as they have less commitments. I am 48 and joined a small company this year. It's a relaxed place and the fact that I an nearly 20 years older than my manager is not a problem. So it can work out. YMMV

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Without blathering on too much... Yes, age is an issue. If you are too young, there is a worry that you will be some combination of immature, inexperienced, d

by brk 17y ago

clueless123 17y ago
Actually, I am not asking for "getting a job" purposes.. I am asking for more practical reasons. like in: what is your opinion/experience about old coders continuing to code after 50 :)
- peterhi 17y ago
  The problem can be that when your hair starts to go grey people either expect you to be some sort of certified genius or completely out of touch (granddad). Of course in the world of blue chip consulting this can be seen as good thing. The mature / older consultant talking to the mature / older client can work wonders for a business relationship. Small startups unfortunately can either assume that the older you are the less 'up to date' you are and that your skills and experience somehow don't translate to the hip world of the startup. Also smaller companies expect that they will have to pay older people more than a younger person, and the truth is younger people will work for less as they have less commitments. I am 48 and joined a small company this year. It's a relaxed place and the fact that I an nearly 20 years older than my manager is not a problem. So it can work out. YMMV