sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoOlder tech workers are tapping out, taking early retirementwww.seattletimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1342arrow-down11
arrow-up1341arrow-down1external-linkOlder tech workers are tapping out, taking early retirementwww.seattletimes.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·19 hours agoI think the truth is more like “Older tech workers can no longer compete in an ageist world where youth and shininess rule”.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·14 hours agoHigh end IT in the last 20 years has paid exceptionally well. Lots of these workers saved enough and simply don’t need to work anymore.
minus-squareeleitl@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoMeh. You can’t find tech talent in niches. E.g. senior K8s skills are hard to find.
I think the truth is more like “Older tech workers can no longer compete in an ageist world where youth and shininess rule”.
High end IT in the last 20 years has paid exceptionally well. Lots of these workers saved enough and simply don’t need to work anymore.
Meh. You can’t find tech talent in niches. E.g. senior K8s skills are hard to find.