Re:Show HN: Hire an Oldster
by nkassis on Friday December 16, 2016 @01:07PM
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"unless you didn't need anything close to that competency in the first place."
I think that's a key thing to look at. There is only so much space at the top of the experience chain in most jobs. I doubt most companies need more than 1-2 senior software devs per 5 software devs.
Re:Show HN: Hire an Oldster
by xapata on Friday December 16, 2016 @01:18PM
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Most companies are structured as a pyramid. Depending on the career path, it's about 1/5th the population for each rung up the ladder you climb. Not everyone should expect to climb to the top.
I think that's a key thing to look at. There is only so much space at the top of the experience chain in most jobs. I doubt most companies need more than 1-2 senior software devs per 5 software devs.