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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me? by nielsole on Thursday November 24, 2022 @05:05PM (#33736752)
That's less attrition than I would expect from retirement alone (falsely assuming age was equally distributed) 90%+ doesn't seem plausible
Re:Ask HN: Is it just me? by echelon on Thursday November 24, 2022 @05:22PM (#33736907)
It's factual.

If I had to guess, most folks at my last office were between the ages of 20 and 45. We only saw one retirement during my tenure. A few folks left to a local startup and did far worse than when our company IPO'd and 100x'd our options. I could name everyone that left and count them on my fingers.

We collectively maintained a spreadsheet of Atlanta hiring dates and frequently compared our seniority against our colleagues based in SF. Most of us were in the top 5%, according to an internal employee registry API that could tell you your seniority rank.