[gridspy]

There is currently ageism within the software industry (esp. startups). Older people (apparently) find it hard to get jobs. Part of the justification for that refusal is that young people will allow death-marches.

His argument assumes you are aware of the youth bias, and is gently pushing against the ageism by pointing out that senior software engineers have a LOT of useful knowledge.

[teh_klev]

> Part of the justification for that refusal is that young people will allow death-marches.

Where I work the young team are sticking hard to their contracted hours (nothing wrong with that). It's the seniors that pull the extra (but not mad) hours to get shit completed.

[kube-system]

I know that this is a real problem, but I also wonder if this perception is also perpetuated by selection bias.

People with established careers in tech often change job through their established networks, and especially when they are highly sought after.

So it may very well be that the strongest senior candidates’ resumes never reach your inbox, while it’s more likely that strong junior candidates have no other option.