Re:Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions
by fallingknife on Thursday January 11, 2024 @08:00AM
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To be a 50 year old engineer you would have had to start your career in the 90s. There weren't 10% of the number of SWE in the 90s as now. That's why you see the profession skew so young. I have seen no evidence of older engineers having trouble finding work.
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Re:Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions
by kagakuninja on Thursday January 11, 2024 @02:15PM
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Maybe because you aren't old...
My career went in to the toilet in my 40s, and it has never really recovered. However, I'm an introvert and on the spectrum, so I lack good networking skills and never moved up the career ladder.
Even so, among my circle of friends there is a consensus that many of us were struggling around age 50, and now I am 60. The only jobs I've had in the last 5 years have been contracts. My current gig, I haven't seen a raise in 3 years, despite 20% inflation. I've been told that the company I work for has a freeze on raises, so I will have to start job hunting...