>one of those other reasons is behind their refusal.

I mean, one of those reasons is "When I leave this job will I be able to get another job" is a huge deeply life affecting one.

If you want me to work on COBOL from 1988 then you've limited my work prospects to one of a very few employers in the country at a very specific pay range. If I instead tell you to eat a fat one and go with $language_de_jour the number of employers and potential salary range is much, much larger.

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zaphar 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Why does working in one technology prevent you from getting a job in another one?

	▲	amonith an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Haven't you seen job offers where X years of experience in XYZ is a must? It's like most of them. Never got one without this actually. Gotta have this experience from somewhere. I know devs like to say they would hire anyone, but they're not the ones hiring. At best you get to interview people already prefiltered by HR which... looks for keywords in CV.