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!
Thanks for thinking of me, time and several health issues make working impossible today. I was just diagnosed with an enlarged heart, that only functions at 67%, and HP that fluctuates with pain level. A Digestive disorder and something odd with the white/red blood cells in the bone marrow, they are still running test on that, ruled out Leukemia.
I remarried 4 years after I lost late husband. I turned 67 this last summer. Between our 2 SS checks and his Navy pension we get by.
You are correct about the mom and pop stores. My small town is not one of those which has many of them. To many fast food, nail salons owned by orientals, Fred’s, Dollar Gen. type business. Besides Kroger’s for groceries. Most people work in Memphis about 30 miles away. Or are 1-2 employee based owned businesses, usually all family.