Wow. reading this thread has spooked me a bit. I work in IT and am in my mid-30's. I've been working for my employer for the last 5 years and specialize in the AS/400 area. Now, the AS/400 is dying a rapid death and I can see clearly complete new technology skills will be required.
Now it would probably be much easier for my boss to get rid of me and get in some kid out of college to replace me. And looked at harshly he may be right. I been working very hard for a long time and have two young kids who wake a lot at night, I just can't work 12 hours days any more
Just get some kid in who will do it and not complain.
After 15 years working my ass of in IT, you know what, I might just end up flipping hamburgers for a living. And I think a lot of ex-IT guys might be working beside me.
As every media organisation has been at pains to point out ad nauseam, they only stole the BLUEPRINTS. Which , of course, is much less serious. Makes you wonder why the media don't trust the intelligence of the audience enough to say the words 'source code' Maybe they're right.
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Now it would probably be much easier for my boss to get rid of me and get in some kid out of college to replace me. And looked at harshly he may be right. I been working very hard for a long time and have two young kids who wake a lot at night, I just can't work 12 hours days any more Just get some kid in who will do it and not complain.
After 15 years working my ass of in IT, you know what, I might just end up flipping hamburgers for a living. And I think a lot of ex-IT guys might be working beside me.
As every media organisation has been at pains to point out ad nauseam, they only stole the BLUEPRINTS. Which , of course, is much less serious. Makes you wonder why the media don't trust the intelligence of the audience enough to say the words 'source code' Maybe they're right.