Is software development really a dead-end job after age 35-40?
A software developer I know recently got a call from a recruiter at Google, asking what it would take for him to come to work for them.This developer had actually already worked for Google, but he left about five years ago to pursue other projects, and he didn’t want to live in one of the cities that have a Google office. Even though he didn’t have a degree in computer science and never took a college course in OOP, he must have impressed them enough to keep him on the recruitment list these years later. The recruiter suggested maybe he could be interested in interviewing with the Project Loon team in Singapore.He gave a little chuckle to the recruiter over the phone, and his first question was: You know how old I am, right? The recruiter confirmed that yes, his date of birth was on file, and that Google didn’t factor age into its recruitment policies. The developer agreed to think about the prospect and they agreed to touch base again in a week.That 66-year-old developer is my father. He is collecting social security while being courted by Google. He had a fulfilling career running his own company, consulting, and being an employee. He made contributions during the early stages of numerous technologies such as TCP networking, USB protocols, 802.11b implementation, and military GPS. Then he was hired by Google in 2008, when he was 58.While at Google, he wrote software in Java, a language that wasn’t even invented until he was 45. And he was an individual contributor, without having any other engineer report to him.One of the great things about software development is it’s all about your passion to learn and ability to perform, which is demonstrated by my dad’s career and the careers of thousands others. If you don’t have those required ingredients, then sure, software development is a dead-end job at any age. But if you have the passion and skill, then it is not a dead-end job after 40, 50, or even 60.
Can someone explain to me EXACTLY what an anesthesiologist does?
i know the basic stuff but i need some more detail. i have a few questions: 1. could you please describe what you do 2. what are the hours? 3. is there any way i could stand by and watch an anesthesiologist do whatever they do, so i can know whether it is the right thing for me? 4. whats is the pay? 5. if you are an anesthesiologist, what do you like and dislike about the job? 6. what kind/how many years of college/training/ect. do you need, i know its like 11 years, but what exactly must you do in that time? 7. how much money do you need, would u think, for the 11 years of whatever it is you need to do. 8. what can i do now, in high school to prepare for this job? i know its a lot of questions, i would really appreciate it if u answered all of them, but if u just answer a few thats fine too. thanks alot!