Finlan, who is married and has two young children, says he has never held the title of computer engineer even though he has the degree. Margaret Morganroth Gullette, a resident scholar at Brandeis University, says such observations ought to serve as a wake-up call to the industry and the nation, where, increasingly, older is viewed as obsolete and few companies, particularly those in high tech, are willing to pause long enough to retrain people. She maintains younger workers are ready and willing to put in long hours because the work is so appealing. But as they age, that appeal lessens. Hopkinton, a maker of computer storage systems.
Jobs are much more focused now.
But I could learn Java within a month.