You’re old. Get over it.

EDN ^ | October 25, 2012 | Suzanne Deffree

[null and void]

Older folks make wonderful contractors,

Indeed we do.

[null and void]

Yep. No matter how old I get, I always tell myself it beats the hell out of the alternative.

Only if you're going down, not up...

[mylife]

Check your FReepmail.

[null and void]

well...I’m lucky to simply be here at 55

odds are really high I’ll not last past 70 or so

Chin up, according to the actuary tables you've got another 25 years on the average.

(I'm assuming adding another 5 years of life to what you are expecting is a plus for you...)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It seems to me there are just as much “older” as “younger” people out there. “Older” can hire “older” if they like. Start their own business if needs be.

Have you tried opening up a business lately?

I have. It is going and this year I might break even. Hire someone? I need to make a profit first.

Past forty in the business world you are old. They want a 20 year-old with a MBA and 30 years experience. < /slight sarcasm>

[lonestar]

braggart

[mylife]

Past forty in the business world you are old. They want a 20 year-old with a MBA and 30 years experience.

It's funny because it is true!

[Yardstick]

I will grant you that design tools are just tools. But it's basically a given that an airplane built by BAE will go through many rounds of FEA before anything real even comes close to being produced.

Btw, to mylife — my comments last night were pretty snotty. I was playing the role of uppity punk pretty exuberantly there. That was mostly internet braggadocio but my apologies if any of it crossed the line.

[mylife]

Oh! and BTW, what I see everyday is the young bucks roll in driving their BMW’s at 9 AM...9:30.. 10...

The old guys are there at 5:30 AM driving pickem up trucks that they used the night before to make a buck on the side.

[mylife]

No worries!

[null and void]

I was playing the role of uppity punk pretty exuberantly there.

You did a superb job!

That was mostly internet braggadocio but my apologies if any of it crossed the line.

Of course it was, of course you did.

Not to worry, it was exactly what the thread needed. No harm, no foul, and no offense taken.

(I don't suppose your company is hiring old pharts, are they?)

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Agreed. Much worse.

[null and void]

Besides, we’ve been that guy...

[mylife]

Believe me! I was that guy! I am that guy in my heart.
I am a proud of independent ops, but sometimes you need a hand, or just a second set of eyes to see where you are stuck.

I loved to put the boss or the instructor on the hot seat.
I loved that, until I became the boss or instructor.

Then I started looking at the notion of team building.
But quite frankly, I don’t have the belly for team building.
I still pop off at people But temper my tongue more nowadays LOL

It is what it is
I’m just an old punk LOL

[null and void]

Oh yeah. Me too.

I’ve managed to force some moderation into my words and actions. Still no luck on moderating my thoughts...

[mylife]

LOL

I am an old submariner and make a conscious effort to soften my words so as not to offend delicate ears, but sometimes things just blurt out.

Just the other week one of my co workers said, “You just dropped the F bomb 7 times in 30 seconds”

I said, Did you get the gist of what I was trying to convey?

[Yardstick]

Okay, good! :)

[EggsAckley]

Sorry, but to me your attitude is defeatist to the max. I'm no where near giving up, even though I'm 68. Problem is, my body is trying to give up. It's hard to do one’s best when one is in constant pain.

So, you go ahead and give up. Despite my pain, I'm hanging in there. And heaven help the ignoramus who tells me I'm old and should welcome "glory". You go ahead and welcome it for me. I'll just be hanging around waiting until I don't "want" to be here any more.

(no proselytizing, please). Peace be with you.

[Persevero]

I don’t mean to be overly optimistic. I just don’t like the ‘victim’ sort of tone, you know?

[null and void]

*shrug* I’ve managed to get 3 interviews...

...in five years.