Ask Slashdot: Are We Older Experts Being Retired Too Early?

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @10:09PM from the get-off-my-lawn dept.

caferace writes "I've been around the block. I'm a long-time worker in the tech industry (nearly 30 years), absolutely kickass SQA and Hardware person, networking, you name it. But I'm 50+ now, and finding new regular or contract work is a pain. And it shouldn't be. I have the skills and the aptitude to absorb and adapt to any new situations and languages way beyond what any of my college age brethren might have. But when I send out a perfectly good resume and use the more obvious resources there are still precious few bites for someone requiring to work remotely. Am I just whining, or is this common? Are we being put out to pasture far too early?"

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Re:Aging workforce by antifoidulus · 2013-11-26 22:55 · Score: 5, Funny

As a I-O psychologist and researcher

I am just imagining you sitting on a couch, talking to a hard disk:

You: Well Mr. Hard Disk, how are you feeling?
Hard disk:Doc, I tell you my head feels like its constantly spinning in circles, and I am afraid something might come unhinged and I'll crash!

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Monstar L