Isn't 70 y/o pretty old to retire by previous standards?
The concern I have is if anywhere is actually going to hire a 65 y/o programmer that can't afford to retire.
Obviously, age discrimination is illegal but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
The concern I have is if anywhere is actually going to hire a 65 y/o programmer that can't afford to retire.
Obviously, age discrimination is illegal but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
Looks like actual average in the US is ~64 y/o:
https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IB_18-10.pdf
I would worry more about age-ism, but I earnestly see very few "senior" candidates period (i.e. >35 y/o+) at all.
It may speak to where I've worked, but I think it also speaks to how young the field still is.
Once engineers hit their 30s I think the job-hopping rapidly slows down.