Some of us have been out of work over a year because of this disasterous economy. I do not collect welfare or watch the boob tube during the day - I am sending out resumes and going on job interviews and I have a contract for a book so the rest of the time I’m on the computer. No one, but no one, is hiring anyone over 55. We have run through our savings and are on the point of losing our home. This, after 40 years of being in the work force. This is not funny, this is not laziness, it is sheer disaster for this country.
“No one, but no one, is hiring anyone over 55.”
I am in my late 40s and am concerned about the age thing in my future. Thinking my next step would be to start a business but as one gets older, the fear of a financial screw up and not having the time to make up for it is scary.
Sorry to hear about that.
My husband went through that when we returned from the middle east after being away for five years.
He had an average boxful (from a grocery store) of rejection notices because he sent out hundreds of resumes.
He used to say that when he went in for an interview he could SEE the look of disappointment on the faces of those 20-30 somethings who didn't want to see ANY gray hair. Their faces VISIBLY fell when they saw his partial gray hair and lined face. He was 46 years old. He DID keep his same hairline all his life, but the hair did get gray.
My husband DID dye his white eyebrows back to his normal medium brown color. THAT was the only reason he even got interviews.
It was a horrible time of our lives. We got over it but there were still "scars," that is, the disappointment of a changed country.
It was a horrible time for many Americans.
I had a group of friends who just didn't understand. They were all single women, had their locked-in jobs and simply "didn't get it." NO sympathy from them at all.
Now, all are retired.
1. One is 70, alone, and is still obese and hurts everywhere. 100% SLUG.
2. One shacked up with a married man for 44 years and HE's dead and she's alone. The ONLY reason she still has the house is because MY MOTHER convinced her to file a "quick claim" so that she would have SOMETHING besides her retirement when her shack up died. The REAL wife made out like a bandit--retirement, social security, the whole nine yards. She also hurts because she was a SLUG.
3. One finally married an Arab and she is continually shuttling between here and Algeria. Oh whoopee.
I got her into Weight Watchers and she is still un-obese. I AM happy for her.
They were so cocky and unkind about my husband's problem it took me a long time to forgive them. I have forgiven them but they aren't my friends anymore.
BEST of luck to you. Stay close to your family, friends and JESUS.