[StolarStorm]

Yep. I noticed that age discrimination really ramped up after Obamacare was signed.

I tell my son and his friends that if they plan on going into tech to expect to have a shorter career than other options. It pisses me off but I accept that it's part of the industry. The youth bias is very difficult to overcome. The H1-B program and available staff offshore definitely makes it easier for employers to dump older tech workers.

[Alberta's Child]

I would give the same advice to a young person in almost ANY field.

We are reaching a point where even the idea of having a single career is coming to an end. I have conversations with people in the blue-collar side of STEM education who tell me that a traditional college education is eventually going to be replaced with 12-month "micro-degree" programs that will train you for about a 4-5 year career in a job that will eventually be automated.