Anonymous

London

IT Consultant

I think Mark Henthorne has hit the nail on the head. It assumptions about older people that are offensive. Like "can't understand the latest technology", "will have trouble adapting to change", "can't work for a younger manager". The fact is we're people and we're all different. Don't worry Silicon your not the first. I saw an article , supposedly anti-ageist, where a group of oldies where trained up in web technology and assesed by a 28 year old Business Analyst. No one countenanced the fact that they may actually have a better understanding of the technbology than the youngster. I find my experience allows me to pick up skills much faster than less experienced developers and gives me a context into which I can place them and assess their relevance to a given application.