[Mariner]

"This article did not mention the one thing that will kill your chances in high tech regardless of your skill set....if you are over the age of 45 you may well be a goner in terms of ever working in high tech again"

ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE.

You just have to be able to keep up...and that requires a kind of energy that is not common for those over 45.

But I'm 59 and doing very well in tech.

[aces]

agreed, I am 60 started at nasa/langley, grew into multi=discipline engineering, have been working for German company for many years, highest tech machinery in the world, we cannot find young folks capable of handling the technoogy, school does not get you ready, just teaches one how to talk the language.

Experience matters greatly..

[Nifster]

I have kept up and I do have the energy. I am older than you and have noticed a consistency when lay offs come around that those over 45 are the first to go......quality or not