Ask HN: Laid-off readers over 50, have you left the tech workforce?

Re:Ask HN: Laid-off readers over 50, have you left the tech ... by fecak on Thursday April 26, 2018 @04:01PM (#16935140)

Good points, but also keep in mind that if your employer is giving you a steady diet of interesting projects using technologies that are highly relevant, you don't have any need to go home and do personal projects at night.

When I advise clients on career topics like this, I usually weigh whether the day job provides the client with a marketable skill set. If not, that person needs to consider doing things outside of work to maintain marketability. If the day job provides challenges and the proper set of tech, no real need to invest much additional time to learning.

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Re:Ask HN: Laid-off readers over 50, have you left the tech ... by wenc on Thursday April 26, 2018 @04:04PM (#16935165)

> if your employer is giving you a steady diet of interesting projects using technologies that are highly relevant

Absolutely, and if they are not, one can either ask for them or switch jobs. The latter unfortunately is less of an option in smaller metro areas where the job market is limited. I've friends in smaller cities are who are stuck because there are only a few games in town.

That said, remote work is an option these days.

But there is still the inertia and difficult of switching jobs (an HN post a couple of days ago speaks to the difficulty in moving to a new tech job).

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