Add in single white male and it makes it worse.
Hope you find a job soon.
As a female nearly 60, having only a HS education, kids grown and out of the house, husband dropped dead of a sudden heart attack. Not even Walmart would look at my application. My only work history was factory, making wire harnesses in my late 20’s-30’s. Stay at home mom. By 57 had arthritis of the hands so bad the obsolete secretary training I had in HS wasn’t worth a hoot. No work history for 20+ years hurt any meaningful earning job prospects.
Now if you are over 40 it’s hard to find a comparable job.
Boy do I understand where you are coming from.
If you’re still looking for a job—can i suggest looking small and local.
Mom and pop type places (small retailers) need trust worthy, reliable employees who they can “hand the key too” so they don’t have to work 12hr days.
The business I work for only employees us seasonally (so I end up on unemployment now 5 mos a year—not much but it’s a help) and gives us close to 40 hrs a week the other 7. It’s family owned specialty retail stores (two stores) and there are three of us who “run” the store. We’re all over 50, all balance the drawer to the penny, show up daily; aren’t “drama queens,” don’t spend our lives instragrammming our peeps, and interact with courtesy to our customers.
The owner of the stores has hired college kids for “help” (heavy lifting, unloading delivery trucks) and being added help during busiest times. But has ALWAYS hired “mom types” to be in charge...as we are RELIABLE!!
Good luck to you!