[Arm_Bears]

In my case, nobody seems terribly interested in hiring a 60-year old White, conservative, Christian.

[Alberta's Child]

If that guy lives in Bernardsville he's probably among the "Five Percent" in this country -- if not the "One Percent."

I suspect he and his wife have other sources of income aside from their employment.

[skeeter]

For two years I tried going back to what I was doing. I acquired new skills and tried other professions. I can vouch for your comment, generally - no one wants a middle aged white guy, regardless of experience.

twenty years ago I couldn't miss. Today, couldn't get an offer to save my life.

As it turned out, next to marriage and kids that rejection has turned out to be the best thing thats happened to me in my adult life.

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

Some people see things wrongly.

There is masonic thinking out there.

Bumping for later analysis on the article here too.

[batterycommander]

I’m 74 and I still work. The kids today don’t have a good education to deal with technology. Their math skills are abysmal and they have no common sense. But I work because I need the money to stay alive. My medications exceed $1000 per month. I’ve never been on the dole in my life.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: In my case, nobody seems terribly interested in hiring a 60-year old White, conservative, Christian.

I thought age, race and religious discrimination was illegal for the workplace?

[Moonman62]

In my case, nobody seems terribly interested in hiring a 60-year old White, conservative, Christian.

...

Men are minorities at colleges and universities for the same reason. Some discrimination doesn’t matter or get noticed.

[Mastador1]

In my case, nobody seems terribly interested in hiring a 60-year old White, conservative, Christian.

I hear you! Been there done that, it's all rosy, "hey your number 1, 2 or 3 on the selection list", until you walk in for that interview and then all you get is a polite rejection letter. I finally had enough with that BS and the physical pain I dealt with for years and gave in. I had two major surgeries in six months and am now disabled, I would rather be working, having to settle for SSD a decade before you planned to retire sucks!

I have a good friend that is seven years older, a very experienced Plumber and Tradesman, no one will hire him, he's too qualified!