Re:Why Ageism Never Gets Old
by notyourday on Thursday November 16, 2017 @11:48AM
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Because I'm not seeing younger developers complaining that they are being replaced by older ones. What I am seeing is older developers complaining that they are being replaced by younger ones.
If they want a big salary and can't deliver enough value for the company or the company can't extract enough value from their skills (see above why) they might be let go, but this happens in countries with poor worker protection, like the US.
Companies in EU countries have the opposite problem, they can't easily dismiss employees, even when perhaps justified.
I wouldn't want to work in the US, it's too darwinian. A company shouldn't be able to dismiss an empoyee just because there's someone cheaper available.
Being a good coder in such a company could be problematic, because they won't be able to recognize ability or benefit from the difference in skill to an average coder. These companies will treat programmers poorly, will try to save costs, outsource, etc.
I don't get why you claim that younger people will replace 40-somethings. It's not like the older devs will break outside of the warranty period.