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To: Viking2002

Actually, that happened to me also at the age of 55. It does seem that then the companies thought that although experience was a good thing, youth and growing into the job was more important. Actually, I can understand that to some extent but they did take it overboard a bit and lost a lot of experience along the way.

Today, they do seem more interested in low cost employers than they use to - are costs that much higher? Don’t really know the problem but it does exist.


21 posted on 05/18/2014 7:42:10 PM PDT by Deagle (ues)
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Your statement is just another affirmation of the theory I’ve been holding. Youth and cheap labor trumps what us old guys can bring to the table. Why pay me $50K or $60K a year for my experience and knowledge when some 24 year old kid is willing to do it for $30K?


25 posted on 05/18/2014 7:53:20 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: Deagle; Viking2002

Soon going to be happening to me, too. Mid 50’s.

Served 24 years.

At my age, no other employer will get 24.

Loyalty means nothing. I’ll probably have a bunch of short term/part time jobs until able to tap retirement accounts.

What will it matter on a resume?


34 posted on 05/18/2014 8:36:44 PM PDT by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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