Age Bias In IT: the Reality Behind the Rumors 582
CWmike writes "Is high tech really that tough on older workers, or are they simply not pulling their weight in an industry that never stops innovating? Age bias: Some consider it IT's dirty little secret, or even IT's big open secret. Older workers have been hit harder by the recession. '[Age bias is] something that no [employer] talks about. But it's a reality in tech that if you're 45 years of age and still writing C code or Cobol code and making $150,000 a year, the likelihood is that you won't be employed very long,' says Vivek Wadhwa, who currently holds academic positions at several universities, including UC Berkeley, Duke and Harvard. Wadhwa's observation indicates that age bias is a simplistic label for a complicated set of factors that influence the job prospects for senior tech employees."
Re:C programmers? Wanted! (Score:2, Funny)
if they use c++ they probably have a bunch of 20somethings wanting to show off this or that feature of the language.
Yes, damn 20 year old kids and their trendy C++ language. Kids these days with their hula hoops and fax machines...