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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Dukkha
(7,341 posts)I was laid off after 15.5 years at a financial institution, the biggest one. I took a severance, cashed out the benefits, and paid off the mortgage and went into early semi-retirement. For two years all was good with the wife covering everything and I stretched the severance far. Then two months ago I get the divorce notice so I'm suddenly on my own with no support, then one month later mother gets an inoperable brain tumor. I've been pounding the pavement applying for anything an everything and getting nowhere. I was denied unemployment benefits because I waited too long. I use mainly Glassdoor and ZipRecruiter and occasionally Monster and State unemployment site job listings. It's like I'm right in between being over qualified for half and unqualified for the other half. I'm not in panic mode yet but it's coming. At least I have my health, in fact I'm very strong and great shape for being 50, so I can't imagine how disability would factor in that would really suck and be scary. Hang in there I hope it works out.