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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of people complain about this, but the problem is straightforward. By the time most employees are 50, they are expensive and their skills are dated. As for expense, they want a lot of money and time off, and the subsidy business pays for their healthcare is out of sight. As for skills, most people let them atrophy. Basically, if you’re 50 and not a senior manger/C-suite/rainmaker, you are likely to be let go. If you are super-capable on the technical front, you may still be let go, but can probably get consulting work, but that’s it. The other alternatives are government jobs, retirement, take something below your last pay grade, or work on a passion project. [/quote]

Maybe in some fields but not all. It depends on the subject matter. I work in a regulatory environment and older employees are the ones who know the regs and can keep up with reg changes the easiest. They also know why things are how they are. The younger employees are good but they don’t have a deft hand yet. The clients want the older ones.[/quote]

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