Comment by sph

What is sad is that "olds" in software engineering means 10-15+ years of experience. I started in this career at 19, and around my early 30s I found myself at the apex of my experience, mental sharpness and talent, while pretty much any company finds me too experienced, too expensive and perhaps too hard to train and mould into shape.

Basically, after 10 years, you have three choices: become a consultant (I hope you like being a salesman), become an entrepreneur (I hope you have a good idea and a lot of savings) or get into management (I hope you love herding cats and playing politics)