It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley

Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by api on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:14PM (#12455577)

Older workers are also more savvy. They understand things like the fact that if you're working 80 hours a week for $120k you are actually making $60k.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by Multiplayer on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:20PM (#12455656)

You're actually making 180k equivalent because you don't have time to spend the money.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by stalcottsmith on Thursday September 08, 2016 @06:33PM (#12457992)

Ha! Workers over 35 tend to have dependents who spend the money regardless and in fact may spend more the less time you spend with them.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by whamlastxmas on Thursday September 08, 2016 @04:44PM (#12457123)

Delete this before Bezos sees it.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by shostack on Thursday September 08, 2016 @06:55PM (#12458168)

That is perhaps the hourly wage if you do the math, but it isn't that black and white.

The higher pay let's you save more for retirement, let's you afford a better school for your kids, a home in a nicer neighborhood, etc. There are trade offs.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by oldmanjay on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:23PM (#12455714)

I get your point but that's not the best way to make it.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by Drdrdrq on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:34PM (#12455842)

Really? I think it is a perfect way to tell anyone with 80hr week to rethink the situation.

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Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley by oldmanjay on Thursday September 08, 2016 @03:23PM (#12456400)

Different strokes I suppose. I don't usually react well to presumptive nonsense but I'm not always representative.

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