The Value Of Old People In Technology
summary
Claims include 56% involuntarily change jobs after 50 and 37% forced into retirement, with many rehired at roughly half pay; data also says workers over 50 take fewer sick days. Examples of concrete tech history and tools appear: Atari 800, Novell networking, COBOL maintenance, Kubernetes, Ansible and cloud work. Evidence offered: frequency of role changes every three to five years, cost‑for‑performance arguments, and anecdotes of successful retraining.
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- 0:00Start
- 0:43What Happens to Older Workers
- 2:12The Vast Majority of Startups Are Started Up by People in Their 40s
- 7:56Older Workers Actually Take Fewer Sick Days Then Younger Workers Do
- 12:17Experience Saves Money
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