[gonick_daysbury]

Depends on the area of the industry you're working in. I believe corporate IT departments are ironically more forgiving than the supposedly liberal startup scene, which tends to be younger and more suspicious of older workers, reflecting a trend in the society at large which equates youth with being "in one's prime".

[miked]

I've worked in both startups and corporate IT depts, and that would be my take as well. Large companies are far more concerned with anti-discrimination law. They also strongly prefer a stable workgroup, which is helped (I think) by a bit of additional age.