I've worked for 5 companies over a 33 year career.
Quit 1st job after 9 years to get away from dated technology and make more money.
Quit 2nd job after 6 years to get away from a dying company and make more money.
Laid off from 3rd job after 12 months because the company was dying (went from 1000 employees to 50 over the span of 3 months).
Laid off from 4rd job after 18 months because the boss hated me (and the company was dying).
Been at my current company for 16 years and plan to retire in the next year.
Here's the NO side... I'm 55 and work with an older team, the team ages are 45, 55, 56, 58 and 63. We hired a 64 year old as a PM a few years back, he turned 69 recently and retired. Our manager was trying everything he could to keep him from retiring because he was a great asset. This is probably not your typical IT team working on cutting edge technologies. But, its my current situation.
Here's the YES side... I would very much like to get back to a Java/Weblogic/Oracle world. The leading edge technology we chose is extremely green. Its frustrating using new technologies to solve problems that could easily be solved with more mature technologies. I've had some interviews, but definitely feel that age is a problem. I'll most likely be stuck here until retirement.
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I've worked for 5 companies over a 33 year career. Quit 1st job after 9 years to get away from dated technology and make more money. Quit 2nd job after 6 years to get away from a dying company and make more money. Laid off from 3rd job after 12 months because the company was dying (went from 1000 employees to 50 over the span of 3 months). Laid off from 4rd job after 18 months because the boss hated me (and the company was dying). Been at my current company for 16 years and plan to retire in the next year.
Here's the NO side... I'm 55 and work with an older team, the team ages are 45, 55, 56, 58 and 63. We hired a 64 year old as a PM a few years back, he turned 69 recently and retired. Our manager was trying everything he could to keep him from retiring because he was a great asset. This is probably not your typical IT team working on cutting edge technologies. But, its my current situation.
Here's the YES side... I would very much like to get back to a Java/Weblogic/Oracle world. The leading edge technology we chose is extremely green. Its frustrating using new technologies to solve problems that could easily be solved with more mature technologies. I've had some interviews, but definitely feel that age is a problem. I'll most likely be stuck here until retirement.