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samplegirl

(13,965 posts) Thu Jun 14, 2012, 08:57 PM Jun 2012

I am not employed but have been looking with no luck. We are 54 years old. Live in Ohio.

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My husband is losing his job of 31 years........any advice on what to do? [View all] samplegirl Jun 2012 OP

that is horrible. i am so sorry. that is all of our fear. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #1

I hope he has friends. Without connections very little is possible. HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #3

little more information would help hollysmom Jun 2012 #4

Bon chance, mon ami! longship Jun 2012 #5

Go to the doctor, the dentist, the optometrist as soon as possible. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #6

Excellent list! glinda Jun 2012 #16

as someone else mentioned, connections dana_b Jun 2012 #7

I am so very sorry this is happening to you and your husband. KarenS Jun 2012 #9

budget Tsiyu Jun 2012 #10

Bummer. What kind of work does he do? slackmaster Jun 2012 #12

He is a forman in a factory samplegirl Jun 2012 #25

OK, I take it he knows a lot about building materials slackmaster Jun 2012 #30

So sorry. I was laid off two years ago - lynne Jun 2012 #14

It is tough, but don't think you're out of hope. man4allcats Jun 2012 #17

Limo drivers with CDL pass endorsement can make 50-65k, even without FogerRox Jun 2012 #23

Thank you! samplegirl Jun 2012 #28

Look at a limo company that does mostly corporate work FogerRox Jun 2012 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author crazyjoe Jun 2012 #18

K&R Hopefully the folks in Ohio see this and can help... midnight Jun 2012 #19

You need to mention what he does, and a city would be helpful. jeff47 Jun 2012 #20

He is a forman for samplegirl Jun 2012 #27

To add one tidbit to all the advice here jeff47 Jun 2012 #31

There's already a lot of good, solid advice here, so I'll simply add a book that coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #21

Ahh, class of 1976, me too. FogerRox Jun 2012 #22

my career disappeared out from under me in the wake of 911 magical thyme Jun 2012 #26

may need to expand the area you're looking for jobs. cbdo2007 Jun 2012 #29