> They don’t want to hire older people. <
I had mostly bad luck getting a decent part-time job after I retired.
I’ve read that companies sometimes hesitate to hire older people because of age discrimination laws. If a younger person doesn’t work out, he’s fired. End of story.
But an older person who doesn’t work out can sue for age discrimination. So why take the chance of hiring him in the first place?
Age discrimination laws, and the Law of Unintended Consequences.
One of my best friends is a medical doctor and couldn’t find full time employment in our area.
You read that correctly. A MD with years of experience, no disciplinary actions against him and still nobody would hire him.
He eventually found a VA position in another city and commutes back every weekend to be with his wife.
This whole job/opportunity situation has the potential to blow up politically leaving Republicans and traditional Democrats on the sidelines.