My husband lost his day job last year so he went full time at his part time job. He will be 61 next week and he’s a waiter at a casino steakhouse. Sometimes he feels down about it, but I just remind him that it’s temporary until he gets another sales job, and in the meantime he’s making over $35/hour so (quoting Cher in Moonstruck)....snap out of it. I’m glad that he is able to continue to provide for us and proud that he’s so good at what he does.
There are a lot of people in reduced circumstance having to do the same thing, and a lot of people who would love to have that job, disappointing as it may seem to your husband to be temporarily forced out of his career field. If he can keep convincing himself to be the best casino steakhouse waiter they’ve ever had, and make the most of it for as long as it’s needed, he’ll be happier and probably make more money at it.