RE: Too old?

["Brian Asbury" <basbury -at- globalfas -dot- com>]

All of this talk of age and facial hair reminds me of a term I used too hear a lot when I worked in the defense industry. Companies would hire retired military officers or retired high ranking civil servants for consulting work on different projects. They were frequently referred to as "grey beards" and would often be teamed with younger engineers on projects. 

 
>    John Posada wrote:
> 
> I've got a three years on that (53) and my company didn't seem to
> have an issue with it.
> 
>   
> 
>    I'm a youthful 57 (hair's not too gray and I don't wear a 
> beard) and I
>    think the age issue depends on the company and the product.  For
>    example, I doubt that I would get the same reception at a gaming
>    company that I would at a financial services firm.

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