tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111303718232102418.post4634815812081827367..comments2024-03-28T03:15:43.015-04:00Comments on Spasms of Accommodation: That's funny, I don't feel tardyBeachtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13792937145012547220noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111303718232102418.post-85967076137686771632012-11-28T13:09:35.108-05:002012-11-28T13:09:35.108-05:00It reflects pretty poorly on the tech industry tha...It reflects pretty poorly on the tech industry that employees are seen as such a disposable and easily replaced (poorly or not) asset. I noticed this early on when I worked IT that anyone over 35 who's tends to be either in management, totally burned out, taken advantage of, and bitter about their career path, quietly doing next to nothing and hoping no one notices they're still there, or they're replaced with people 10 years their junior or outsources for a fraction of their salary.<br /><br />It's an industry that's seen vast improvement in the quality and volume of it's products and output, but which holds little value for long-term experience in actual design, maintenance, and implementation roles. It's viewed as the norm of the career path that you'll "level up" to a management position at some point like getting into the job to do the job well and not to oversee others doing the job is some alien idea.<br /><br />I've seldom heard of a master carpenter or mason expecting or wanting to stop doing their craft in order to manage other people doing it 3 levels below them while they push paperwork for them. At least not before they get close to retirement and can't climb scaffolding well anymore.Ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893589526315755358noreply@blogger.com