[PROCON]

In Feb 2014 this highly-skilled journeyman electrician got a lay-off notice from a small school district in Oregon, a job that I loved!

I received unemployment of course and kept applying for similar work.

After 6 months of not even getting an interview I finally got the message; who's going to hire a 62 year old electrician even with my vast experience & knowledge?

As it turned out no one.

So I retired.

I do though encourage youngsters to get into the trades, it's great work with top pay but have a back-up plan when you get older.

[riverrunner]

Why didn’t you go into business for yourself.

Independent electricians here charge 150 dollars an hour and are booked out for months.