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Never mind the robots, ageism is our biggest fear

by on20 October 2017


Most tech workers fear kids

Tech workers are less worried about being replaced by robots and AI than they are about being replaced by kids.

More than 40 percent of tech workers worry about losing their jobs because of age.

Jobs site Indeed found that 18 percent of those who work in the tech industry worry "all the time" about losing their jobs because of ageism.

The tech workforce is still pretty young. The survey of more than 1,000 respondents found that the tech workforce is composed of about 46 percent millennials, with 36 percent of respondents saying the average employee age at their company is 31 to 35, and 17 percent saying that the average worker age at their company is 20 to 30.

Less than 27 percent of respondents said the average age of employees at their company is 36 to 40, while 26 percent of respondents said the workers at their companies are 40 and older.

This means that you are more likely to be replaced by a kid than AI.

 

Last modified on 20 October 2017
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