Ageism would be one of my top concerns with regard to re-employment. It is also one of the biggest factors prompting techies to try doing their own thing.
Take a good look at your co-workers. What percentage are beyond middle age? This should give you some indication of your employment prospects going forward.
It is a known fact that ageism is everywhere in tech and will impact you. But we don't seem to believe the same about racism or sexism. Is this one of those cases where people who complain about ageism are simply low-value?
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Ageism would be one of my top concerns with regard to re-employment. It is also one of the biggest factors prompting techies to try doing their own thing.
Take a good look at your co-workers. What percentage are beyond middle age? This should give you some indication of your employment prospects going forward.
It is a known fact that ageism is everywhere in tech and will impact you. But we don't seem to believe the same about racism or sexism. Is this one of those cases where people who complain about ageism are simply low-value?
I think this is one of those cases where people tend to worry first about things that directly affect themselves.
thats a good point - if you are over a certain age, getting back to a FT career is going to be hard - ageism is real in this industry.