> Shouldn't salaries reflect the value you provide to your employer
Maybe they do.
An hour of one person is not always worth the same money as the hour of another.
Experience is a differentiating factor, and older people tend to have more of it.
That doesn't mean that every older person is worth more than every younger person or that every older person is more experienced than every younger person.
But if I can decide between hiring two guys, one that is experienced and gets the job done by working 40 hours and has a life and the other that works 60 hours and has no life I'd go for the one that works 40, whatever the age.
So if you're afraid to be out of a job at 50 because you're going to be 'expensive' work smarter, not harder. Provide the same value without having to put in the same number of hours.
That's the best way to guard against obsolescence.
Maybe they do.
An hour of one person is not always worth the same money as the hour of another.
Experience is a differentiating factor, and older people tend to have more of it.
That doesn't mean that every older person is worth more than every younger person or that every older person is more experienced than every younger person.
But if I can decide between hiring two guys, one that is experienced and gets the job done by working 40 hours and has a life and the other that works 60 hours and has no life I'd go for the one that works 40, whatever the age.
So if you're afraid to be out of a job at 50 because you're going to be 'expensive' work smarter, not harder. Provide the same value without having to put in the same number of hours.
That's the best way to guard against obsolescence.