Wisdom is a thing, the longer you spend in tech the more you realize that most engineering work is probably a net negative.

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yoyohello13 11 hours ago | parent [-]

That’s why they traditionally want to get rid of older people. More likely to talk back. You hire a fresh batch of 20 year olds and their shut up and do what you tell them.

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jjav 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> More likely to talk back.

Yes, that's great. Push back, tell me why I'm wrong or why we should do it differently (with reasons and data, of course). Those are the best team members.

I currently manage an engineering team and all my team members are awesome, but the older ones are better at being informedly opinionated, which is very important.

	▲	falloutx 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> tell me why I'm wrong or why we should do it differently. Those are the best team members. those companies are rare. and most of the companies are still 100% top down with no talk back and everyone being a yes man.

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masto 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

When I was in my 20s I was an insufferable know-it-all who found fault with everything.

I still spot problems and “push back”, but I have the experience now to know how to get people to listen and not just write me off as an annoying prima donna.