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In reply to the discussion: Age Discrimination [View all]Jax90
(1 post)15. My father was in the same type of situation.
3 years away from retirement, my father's company shut down. He's been going through pretty much the same issues you're dealing with. I hope it all works out for you!
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You are screwed. The sooner you accept it and move on, the sooner you will quit trying
jtuck004
Jan 2015
#1
Yeah, I thought about becoming a motivational speaker, but I have a nasty moral streak
jtuck004
Jan 2015
#3
"an extremely bad attitude lately" < See, that's what people accuse me of, when I think I am just
jtuck004
Feb 2015
#12
There is one job where your age does not matter...truly. But it's tough...Sales. I've seen many
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#14
Well, I did find a job but it didn't last... so now I'm in the same boat again only worse
groundloop
Aug 2016
#22
I started substute teaching-I call it guest teaching-the pay is decent and as a guest
mackerel
Sep 2016
#24
I have seen quite a few contract openings for people skilled in both SolidWorks and Inventor
groundloop
Oct 2016
#34