Nigel Allen wrote:
"young" IT person? That smacks of ageism and discrimination.
Smacks of "we will only pay peanuts" :)
Which raises a rather serious issue.
The more experience and quality service one can bring to a project,
the harder it is to get the job. Or so I am finding. Often companies
opt for the "young" IT person, in an effort to save bucks. With all
due respect to young geeks entering the workforce, there is a place
for experience and wisdom in creating, implementing and deploying
software projects (my specialty). The catch-22 is I don't work for
peanuts. Anymore.
The often touted response to this observation is that I should get
into management. As if that is natural career growth path for someone
talented in software design and development. Nothing of course could
be further from reality. A good geek != a good manager. Heck, I even
eschew project mgmt if I can avoid it.
I find myself losing out out more and more jobs as I get older due
to the almighty dollar and saving thereof. I've even chatted to some
recruiters about this and they agree. No-one will admit it up front,
but that is the reality of the job marketplace. I'm sure this also
applies to many other sectors.
The upside is that I can get by on doing less work for more pay.
cheers
rickw
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