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Aunt re-entered the workforce in her 40s after raising two kids without much problem. She did go and finish her bachelor's and get a master's degree while the kids were in high school though. Usually you need to do something to shake it up, imo, if you've either been out of the work force or just minimally participating flipping burgers. Usually you don't have anything to really offer in those cases. As long as you're willing to train/retrain, however, there's really not. Eventually it does become more difficult. At 50 the doors start to close depending on the job. Not much opportunities for a 50-year-old construction workers, cop, or nurse. On the other hand a lawyer/doctor still has a good 20 or maybe 30 years of work expectancy left in them. Just depends on the nature of the job.
From what I've seen, the biggest thing holding someone back is when they make a total mess of their personal life. Crazy ex, kids, substance abuse, financial irresponsibility, and just plain imbecilic. Complacency can also be a silent killer.
It is cliche but still a lot of truth in it; you learn a lot from failure IF you look at it a certain way. The Army euphemistically terms the after effect, "consolidate and reorganize", then hit them again. There is no quit.
If you are still chugging along in good order by yourself, then what's the problem? Go get it.
We get a lot of posts on this board where the person is out of college or high school awhile and has just puttered around from one minimum wage job to the next, often with stints of unemployment. Many of these people are getting older, mid-late 20s, and have likely "aged out" of traditional first jobs like fast food and college internships, yet don't have the skills or experience to compete with their peers in the labor market.
Would you say there is a point of no return where turning around a failed career is essentially hopeless?
Only if you believe it....
I choose to believe in myself, no matter what....
This kind of stuff seriously motivates me
If they stay unemployed for a long time then nobody wants to touch them. Its the hard reality but no one wants the long term unemployed and jobs treat them like diseased ebola patients.
Sone of the man-children who are still trying to figure out what to do with thrir lives and careers in their mid an late 20s often have only themselves to blame and perhaps overzealous parents who told them all they had to dobis get an education without concern about how to actually get a job.
Yes, there is a point where your career will really stall and it will take huge effort to get it going again.
One of the biggest career mistakes is to start relying heavily on temp agencies and recruiters. They should only be a last resort. It is far smarter to try and get direct-hire permanent jobs on your own or by networking amongst friends. Don't go to a recruiter first or a temp agency.
Also, statistically a person who graduates from college during a recession year, will earn less money over the course of their lifetime, than someone who graduates from college during a non-recession year. Its not always the individual's "fault", there are other forces at play. Some people work minimum wage or dead end jobs rather than go on welfare. At least they are working.
Not much opportunities for a 50-year-old construction workers, cop, or nurse. On the other hand a lawyer/doctor still has a good 20 or maybe 30 years of work expectancy left in them. Just depends on the nature of the job.
Wrong where nurses are concerned. There are plenty of work opportunities for nurses, no matter what their age. I've worked in healthcare and there is such a huge demand for nurses and CNAs, that they don't care how old you are. They will hire you. I worked with nurses in their 70s. Many nurses don't have to do physically demanding work either.
Lawyers have been having a tough time over the past 20 years finding jobs as the legal market gets more and more heavily saturated. The ABA recently advised college students not to apply to law school. Its that bad. And many top firms mainly want to hire young people, so there is more age discrimination in this field than in healthcare.
Also, statistically a person who graduates from college during a recession year, will earn less money over the course of their lifetime, than someone who graduates from college during a non-recession year. Its not always the individual's "fault", there are other forces at play. Some people work minimum wage or dead end jobs rather than go on welfare. At least they are working.
Well but that also depends if the recession is within that industry as well. The markets vary dramatically. Las Vegas boomed in housing way before the rest of the country and it hit the skids earlier as well.
Some industries have their bubbles.
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