More People Will Be Fired in the Pandemic. Let's Talk About It.

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2. Especially when you are older. Getting laid off when I was young didn't really upset me much

But once your past 50 or so you realize losing a long time job you’ll probably never find another that pays as well. I think it’s short sighted of companies to be like that but they most all are. I ended up with a government job later in life. At first it felt like a comedown because it didn’t pay as much but as the years passed I came to appreciate the security and benefits. Most of all decent time off. It’s hard to find a job that gives you more than 2 or 3 weeks a year off outside the public sector. Even public jobs aren’t guaranteed but certainly safer than private. Things have changed so much these days, I tell my son I’m not sure what kind of advice I’d give someone his age. I figure he’s pretty smart and he’ll figure out a path that works for him. But yeah, big changes coming. Likely a long and deep recession.