An InformationWeek survey of hiring managers found that only 2% of them would prefer to hire an applicant with more than 10 years of experience.
That's just plain weird. Shades of Glengarry Glenn Ross.
After reading through, it seems like it's an issue of $$$. The references to indentured servitude are rife, and probably with reason.
Not unlike your average Mexican gardener in relation to the seasoned, knowledgeable landscaper. That's just them market economics, I guess.
What are your feelings though on Chinese communists being awarded software engineering positions over US engineers?
How about India and Pakistan, who are ready to nuke each other to death? Where do you think they came up with the means to deliver such a devastating blow to each other?