&gt; I personally employee two 60+ folks on my team, and they&#x27;re great resources. I wish other companies would view them in this way. It seems there is something which could be done...even if it&#x27;s a company which distinguishes itself by making a point of hiring senior, aging folks for solving problems which require that level of experience.<p>We have a late 50&#x27;s engineer who we&#x27;re constantly trying to keep from retiring. The guy is just so experienced and so good that we&#x27;re able to do things that we&#x27;d otherwise not be able to do. I see the silver ceiling as a niche thing. There might be areas were fast young and cheap will win, but there are certainly others where having a bunch of highly skilled 60+&#x27;s is a competitive advantage. After all, this is intellectual work we&#x27;re talking about, not basketball or something.