S/O Ageism-proof professions/industries?

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Anonymous wrote:Tech isn't inherently ageist, IMO. It's a field that:

1) is fast paced
2) rewards current skills
3) rewards demonstrable output

As we age (myself included), fewer of us have the energy or inclination to meet those criteria. Hell, I didn't want to keep pace with emerging tech 5 years into my career, let alone 20. Layer on top of that the demands of middle-age - families, aging parents, life in general - and there's a disconnect between the demands of the industry and what some aging people are able to deliver.

There are PLENTY of 50, 60, 70 year olds in tech. But, as a percentage, they drop off over time because of the above.

Disagree as they are constantly trying to use offshore ppl. I've seen good ppl given the ax or forced into early retirement in their 40s.

That's true, but I don't think that's age-related. I've moved 40% of my team offshore for cost savings, but I'm still hiring people of all ages in multiple countries.

So depressing.

I'm not sure why it's depressing to give people in traditionally oppressed and impoverished locations a chance at a good job and life, but okay.

Telescopic philanthropy.
The modern liberal sneers at their cousins in the trailer park down the street but their hearts bleed for peasants on the other side of the globe.

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[Anonymous]

I work in a rural area at a utility, so it’s not government but adjacent. My boss is 62 and she likely will work a few more years. Have other older women here, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tech isn't inherently ageist, IMO. It's a field that:

1) is fast paced
2) rewards current skills
3) rewards demonstrable output

As we age (myself included), fewer of us have the energy or inclination to meet those criteria. Hell, I didn't want to keep pace with emerging tech 5 years into my career, let alone 20. Layer on top of that the demands of middle-age - families, aging parents, life in general - and there's a disconnect between the demands of the industry and what some aging people are able to deliver.

There are PLENTY of 50, 60, 70 year olds in tech. But, as a percentage, they drop off over time because of the above.

Disagree as they are constantly trying to use offshore ppl. I've seen good ppl given the ax or forced into early retirement in their 40s.

That's true, but I don't think that's age-related. I've moved 40% of my team offshore for cost savings, but I'm still hiring people of all ages in multiple countries.

So depressing.

I'm not sure why it's depressing to give people in traditionally oppressed and impoverished locations a chance at a good job and life, but okay.

Telescopic philanthropy.
The modern liberal sneers at their cousins in the trailer park down the street but their hearts bleed for peasants on the other side of the globe.

I missed this earlier. That's an interesting phrase - I haven't heard it before. I'm sure it's a real thing, but it doesn't apply here. We're not preferential to foreign hires, per se. We're preferential to the cost savings and broader global talent market. If my trailer park cousin down the street was 1) qualified and 2) as inexpensive as my colleagues in India, I'm sure we'd hire them in a heartbeat.