Comment by pragmatic
If I were to start another company, I'd try to hire only 40+ people.
- I've found junior engineers super resistant to new tech. Very rigid thinking, there is only way way to do something bc that's all they've ever learned, very religious about tech stacks, crazy strong opinions based on crazy limited experience - lack of work ethic, no call, no show, procrastinating right up until the deadline and then expecting code reviews, merges/releases to work on their schedule -tendency to fuck around and play games etc all day (see above) -limited experience with people from different backgrounds, culture etc.
Older people have families, hobbies outside of work etc.
So they want to get in, get it done, go home. This usually leads to stuff getting done at a steady cadence.
This is a bit sarcastic of course, seeing other ridiculous comments about older engineers.
There's something to be said about people who just want to get their work done in reasonable time with reasonable quality and not chase every new fad like like a dog with ADHD in a squirrel habitat.