Musing about the reaction if I reblogged this post with "younguns".
Don't get me wrong, the points are valid. But I'd bet an equivalent post about what could happen to a startup when a young new hire comes in would get uber-flamed. Just sayin'.
Agree with your sentiments, I won't be so nice though ... this article is stunning in its naivety and ignorance.
Perhaps the author realizes that for every successful startup there are thousands of failures; young people are being convinced (usually by clever older people with money) to use up that most precious commodity e.g. time.
An analogy I see is in the stock market; where hiring young (malleable) young guns to work 24/7 ... most of these people don't get wealthy, most of them burn out or used as responsibility fodder. Most of them don't enjoy their youth and end up regretting it.
as for the age bias in the article ..., lets hope a few decades from now that his article will be preserved for pleasurable reading later on in life as much wincing will ensue.
> But I'd bet an equivalent post about what could happen to a startup when a young new hire comes in would get uber-flamed.
Because thats not the equivalent. The equivalent would be an old established company hiring someone young to come in over the top of all the older more experienced managers to try and shake things up and force some innovation.
Which is an article I would actually be very interested in reading. I imagine the culture clash could cause the company to completely implode if it was not done right.
Musing about the reaction if I reblogged this post with "younguns".
Don't get me wrong, the points are valid. But I'd bet an equivalent post about what could happen to a startup when a young new hire comes in would get uber-flamed. Just sayin'.