Okay, Tom —

I appreciate your points and I’m sorry for striking your apparently raw nerve, but I chose to focus my brief comment on just one concept.

I had neither the time nor the inclination to address every single point in that good article, but chose instead to offer just one other way to look at the situation.

And I’ll stick to that by basically restating my theses:

First, people should not expect entire industries or other organizations to adapt to their own personal needs, skills, or abilities.

Second, (and this speaks to your worthwhile point that there may be some benefits for tech companies who hire people who cannot work long hours) while it’s great if organizations can adapt to the special needs of some people, they should only do so if it makes good business sense. If there’s a sound business reason for the organization to adapt to special needs, then and only then should they make those special accommodations. If, on the other hand, making those accommodations will not benefit the organization (e.g., in terms of profitability, public relations, sense of duty to the community, expression of organizational values, etc.), then they should not make them.

Third, (back my original point, which was purposely limited in scope) people who are incapable of long hours or heavy lifting or repetitive motions or deep thinking or whatever other demands accompany a specific field of endeavor should seek or create other opportunities.

Onward!
- Guy