Gray Hair? Read and Weep!

[David Rosenstrauch]

On 08/30/2010 04:31 PM, Ethan Schwartz wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Mark Woodward<markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org>  wrote:
> http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/28/silicon-valley%E2%80%99s-dark-secret-it%E2%80%99s-all-about-age/
>
>> From the article:
> "As well, the older worker likely has a family and needs to leave by 6 pm,
> whereas the young can pull all-nighters"
>
> I think this is a generalization that is probably not as true as some would
> like to think.  Perhaps the 22-23 year old fresh out of college might be
> willing to stay late, but once you enter the mid/late-20s a whole slew of
> issues pops up to prevent working long hours.
>
> I'm sure we all have anecdotes to support either side, but I've worked at
> companies with plenty of young (late 20s) engineers who either due to their
> young family or social life are not willing or able to stay very late...
>
> I've also seen a fair number of older guys who are perfectly willing to stay
> late because their kids are out of the house (at college or otherwise) and
> they jump at the chance for a free dinner and the chance to cheat on a diet
> :)

I'm an "old guy" (lol) w/kids, working at a startup, and pull plenty of 
late nights.  I just do them at home, and after the kids are asleep.

DR