[rdb3]

So here I sit, unemployed after a 15 year IT career..42 years old..just kissed my $70,000 a year job goodbye.

I lost my $84,600 developer/network architect job at the age of 29 in September of 2001. So, trust me, I know what you mean.

[William Terrell]

You guys aren't as bad off as you think. You still have time to pick it up again. I'm too old. I started writing code and putting together systems back in the IBM 360 Model 20 16K memory days with 80 column card input/output. I stayed at it right through RPG II, COBOL, Basic/QuickBasic and C, right up to Borland C++Builder and MS Visual Basic 6. I've forgotten how many applications I've modeled.

My mom got extreme old age in '97, I took care of her for 5 years until passing, then couldn't get back into the business. H1B's, L1's, probably resistance to sensitivity training because of age, and now offshore outsourcing.

I'm history, but you could see a comeback in your current careers.