Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid-career PM?

Re:Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid... by godzillabrennus on Thursday September 12, 2024 @07:37PM (#41526793)

Careful about aging out. At your age you have about 10 years before age discrimination will hit you hard at the individual contributor level if you haven’t moved into management. Maybe a dual master program to obtain the MS in computer science and an MBA simultaneously? That way you show deep knowledge of business and the technology.

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Re:Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid... by anon7725 on Thursday September 12, 2024 @07:44PM (#41526834)

There are plenty of us in our late 40’s and above who work as IC engineers.

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Re:Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid... by bfung on Thursday September 12, 2024 @08:01PM (#41526921)

There's an extra qualifier here, where are there Software Engineers past 40s that started in their 30s. I'd don't see many, if at all, that are basically at entry level and end up doing PM/TPM work (not that it's not important, but not worth degree for!)

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Re:Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid... by el_benhameen on Thursday September 12, 2024 @07:56PM (#41526892)

I worry about this a fair amount and I appreciate hearing the success stories

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Re:Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid... by vitaflo on Thursday September 12, 2024 @08:12PM (#41526979)

IMO aging out only really happens when you rest on your laurels and let your skill set lapse. Also happens at younger ages but we just call that being PIP’d. All my dev friends and I are mid 50s and doing fine not being in management.

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Re:Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid... by mewpmewp2 on Thursday September 12, 2024 @08:08PM (#41526953)

I guess one of the points is - when did they start?

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Re:Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid... by jsqu99 on Thursday September 12, 2024 @08:41PM (#41527108)

Serious question...where is this happening? I've been a job-hopper all my life. I'm 54, and i've never felt i was being discriminated against. I keep hearing about agism...is it more in SV? I'm in south carolina

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Re:Ask HN: Is a Masters in CS/Engineering worth it for a mid... by sumtechguy on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @12:57PM (#41569823)

They just dont call back. Two spaces in your sentences? Your first job in the 90s? etc etc. Easy to filter you and you would never know it.

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