[Popular Voice] Please help "code farmers" break the "35-year-old ceiling"

　　According to the data on the average annual salary of employees in various industries in 2019 released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the information transmission, software and information technology service industries have the highest salary, of which 85,301 yuan in urban private units and 161,352 yuan in urban non-private units.

　　There are not many “code farmers” engaged in the information technology industry, especially in first-tier cities. According to the results of Beijing’s Fourth National Economic Census, the city’s IT-related employees reached 1.389 million, while in Shanghai and Shenzhen, the number is 700,000 people, more than 500,000 in Guangzhou and 400,000 in Hangzhou. Due to the large scale of the Internet economy, the sweat of "code farmers" has driven the overall development of the region. According to a report from the China Internet Network Information Center, at the beginning of this year, the number of users of online education, online government affairs, online payment, online video, online shopping, instant messaging, online music, search engine and other applications has increased rapidly compared with the end of 2018, with an increase of 10%. % Above, the digital economy has played an important role in promoting consumption, ensuring employment, and promoting the resumption of work and production.

　　Although "code farmers" have made great contributions to the development of the digital economy, the "35-year-old ceiling" has always been overshadowed. After all, over 35, the ability to learn new technologies and the ability to adapt to high-intensity work are not as good as young people, and the salary is higher. Many "code farmers" lose their jobs at the age of 35 and find it difficult to find similar jobs. There are also many companies that "optimize" "code farmers" over 35. The "2019 National Internet Industry Programmer Employment Big Data Report" released by Liepin.com shows that although the Internet has been booming for more than 20 years, the proportion of programmers with more than 10 years of work accounted for less than 12%, and only 5.49% for 35-40 years old. , More than 40 years old accounted for 1.16%. Turning the time back, in 2015, programmers aged 30 to 35 accounted for nearly a quarter. In other words, "code farmers" were really blocked by the "35-year-old ceiling".

　　The 35-year-old is at an age when there are old and small bodies, and their situation can be imagined. Some people may ask, graduating from 22 to 25 years old, can you just sign an open-term labor contract at the age of 35? According to the "Labor Contract Law", "the worker has worked continuously for the employer for ten years", and "the second fixed-term labor contract is entered into continuously" and there is no relevant violation, "the worker proposes or agrees to renew or conclude In the case of a labor contract, in addition to the laborer’s proposal to conclude a fixed-term labor contract, a non-fixed-term labor contract shall be concluded.”

　　The problem is that there are very few "code farmers" who can sign an open-term labor contract and avoid "employment layoffs at the elderly" through this contract. The Internet industry has its particularities. Different companies have ups and downs, and "code farmers" often change their work units, resulting in the inability to meet relevant conditions around the age of 35. Some companies operate "re-leave and re-enter" after the "code farmers" have been employed for several years, or use multiple vest companies to sign contracts. These illegal methods have interrupted their employees' continuous working years, and some companies prefer to pay "N+1". N+2" or even "2N" compensation must be terminated before the employee meets the conditions. Relevant departments need to improve the labor supervision mechanism to protect the rights and interests of "code farmers".

　　It is true that Internet companies have the characteristics of younger generation. Many well-known multinational companies have an average age of 37-39 employees. Of course, if the average age is 37-39, it means that there are a large number of "4050" employees. In other words, 35-year-old "optimization" is not an "international practice" in the industry. On the contrary, many multinational companies will try to provide senior employees with transformation opportunities internally, such as training opportunities, management positions, etc., and there are higher dividends and options for investment. No matter whether they are internally digested or looking for another job, senior employees have a certain degree of decent and sufficient resources, and their family life will not be ups and downs. Such a transformation mechanism is exactly what some domestic enterprises lack.

　　The growth of an Internet company benefits from the efforts of all employees. Of course, the company has the responsibility to help senior employees transform. The vigorous development of the Internet industry is inseparable from the investment of the whole society in the construction of information facilities and personnel training. The idea that "programmers can get a high salary for 10 years is a blessing given by the operators" is just undesirable. After all, the cost of cultivating a "code farmer" is huge for the family and even the society, including 12 years of basic education plus 4 to 7 years of higher education costs. If he is “optimized” after he has been working in this field for 10 years, and then it is difficult to do work that matches his technical level, this is not only an underestimation of its value, but also a great waste of social public resources.

　　Relevant parties should strengthen the labor supervision of information technology enterprises. This is not to burden the industry and enterprises, but to promote the sustainable development of the industry by effectively protecting the rights and interests of employees. In fact, creativity is the most important competitiveness of Internet companies. To retain the best brains, they must be able to see the future in 10 or 20 years. Otherwise, talents will eventually be lost, and so is creativity. , From following to overtaking in the information technology industry, the key lies in creativity.

　　Of course, for the "code farmer" to break the "35-year-old ceiling", it also requires its own efforts to transform. The transformation from technical positions, whether it is to a comprehensive management position, or a market or product position, requires corresponding knowledge and capabilities.

　　Shunian