Comment Re:At 55... How about at 65? (Score 1) 274
I am months from FRA, if you kids don’t know what that means, you will one day. Been a coder, designer, manager, systems engineer, security researcher, and now again code monkey. Started with Fortran, then assembly, then C, a stint on Ada, back to C and now some C++.
Back in the hard times of 2009 I was laid off for as much age as wage, and being on a project at end of life. Take your pick as the primary cause, I’d weight them about equally.
Working with kids now and out of my league on C++ (did mostly C embedded in my day). But, I get by and would prefer to be back in systems engineering (requirements, not keeping the computers updated).
My little advice here is to consider work in the defense sector, where I’ve spent most of my career. Most of these big companies have long term continuing projects that depend on detailed knowledge of specific technologies and they depend on people with that knowledge staying on board. Some companies suck, but most treat people well to keep them. You’ll need a security clearance, but that has not been a big deal. Over the years I’ve contributed to things under the sea and up to out in space.
Ready to enjoy life.