I know many oldies who should be fired immediately. Forget tech, they are not even able to manage teams properly.
Even so called "Seniors/Leads" don't know how to be one, if you question them, somehow it hurts their ego and you need to follow/respect them because they were born earlier ?
Tech should be limited to max till 12 years of work experience only, rest should transition into some other career, start your own startup or business or something but don't be an employee in a big company.
i think you are yet to meet a senior engineer. Remember "number of years means nothing , stuff you have done in those years does"
Someday you’ll also fall behind and will have to continue career as ur risk appetite is low. Maybe you’ll make genuine effort to match ur skill level to age but somewhere you will have a thought “Is this really worth spending my remaining life over?” Your body starts falling behind, responsibilities are never ending, life shows u many things… Anyway, you’ll get some answers as u age
I totally am aligned with the image and your headline. I disagree with your last para.
There are People who just want to be in tech even in their 40s. I don't think it's fair to put a number on who should be in tech and when
Unfortunately, YOE is the first line of any job description :(
When I joined corporate world in 2012, there were many 45+ and some 55+ folks among us.....
Gradually I have been witnessing slow but steady change in demography.... After 10 years, I am rarely seeing any 55+ folks...and noticeable r...
RANT ALERT
I am a Software Engineer with 2 YoE. Wherever I apply they ask for 3+ or 5+ YoE minimum. I am hardly eligible for any roles. To one recruiter I really got angry and said "What is it that you believe 3+YoE candidates can do an...
Guys with 15+ years of experience working as developer, do we really have a future with companies looking to replace you with younger generation. One layoff and I know it will really hard task to find a new job.
I have already started t...
I was curious, that what will happen to the people who are right now working in growth, program managers, or in fact as business analysts, SDEs after 15 years.
I am 25 Years old right now, and all I can see is people aged between 21-...
I am close to 15 years ex. So probably i can answer i guess. In my area of work, i see all the less experienced folks...
I wish to know the pros/cons of frequently switching jobs. I am in a dilemma, there are posts here and there that say don't switch frequently and then there are posts that nobody cares about frequent job switches, as you are a dev.
...
Imagine you are the Hiring manager looking for a Tech Lead who is having 8-10 years of experience. He/She has al...