[pshyco]

I had the same thought but after closely working and observing what they do on day to day basis, here I have come up with few reasons:

1. They understand the day to day Operations of the company better.

2. Non-IT people find it easier to deal with them.

3. They're easy going, less demanding in terms of the Company culture and technologies used.

4. They tend to stay for long time in the company - that means Loyalty. Most companies appreciate and reward Loyalty.

5. They aren't Incompetent. They are just good at what they do, for long time, which new comers might dispute as being lazy, not passionate about technology.

Lastly, most of the jobs don't require you to be genius.

[cesarbs]

> 5. They aren't Incompetent. They are just good at what they do, for long time, which new comers might dispute as being lazy, not passionate about technology.

I'm fairly sure I would fall in OP's "incompetent" bucket, but this point of yours nailed it. I'm not among the oldest people around and I haven't been that long at the company I work at, but I definitely don't have the passion and drive of the single, early 20s guys in my team.

Give me a task and I'll do it well. But don't expect me to be 100% of the time on social media promoting the product, and don't expect to see me voluntarily working nights and weekends just because the product is really cool (which it really is, but it's still work). I have 1) a family and 2) multiple other interests outside of work.