Comment by lumost

The article is also hitting on the fact that your skill premium as an engineer has a cap, and so does your willingness to burn the midnight oil on a project. This means that as time goes on, as an engineer you'll face the following

- A younger engineer will have the same value to your employer as you do.

- A younger engineer will work harder than you are willing to.

These two items are inevitable given the current rate of change in the industry. While some engineers will find next level differentiated work to engage in such as leading a core piece of infrastructure which defines the changing field... Many will not. If the rug gets pulled on this core piece of infrastructure.. then it's often the case that the engineers are not particularly more skilled than others on brand new projects.