Isn't this kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy type situation.
Older workers aren't relevant because the younger generation won't listen to them.
The younger generation won't listen to older workers because older workers aren't relevant.
I work with two older guys and its great. They've got all of the domain knowledge and I can just bounce ideas off of them. They can tell me 'we don't really need that', 'that won't work because xyz' or 'we already tried that and it didn't work because xyz'. It has saved me a ton of pain multiple times.
The big deal is the domain knowledge however.
Most companies just aren't willing to pay enough to keep domain expert software engineers around.
Older workers aren't relevant because the younger generation won't listen to them.
The younger generation won't listen to older workers because older workers aren't relevant.
I work with two older guys and its great. They've got all of the domain knowledge and I can just bounce ideas off of them. They can tell me 'we don't really need that', 'that won't work because xyz' or 'we already tried that and it didn't work because xyz'. It has saved me a ton of pain multiple times.
The big deal is the domain knowledge however. Most companies just aren't willing to pay enough to keep domain expert software engineers around.