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When I hit 50 it was like a switch turned off. Jobs that I would have easily gotten before I suddenly couldnt get an interview for. I finally got a good job working for an older person, then a younger person came in and fired my ass. I have no problem whatsoever working for younger people, but most dont seem to want an older person working for them.
I believe I discriminated against an older applicant once myself, when I was a manager at about 30. I didn't think of it as age discrimination then, but I now think I didnt give him a chance because of his age. Ha. What comes around goes around, I guess. I never ever gave him a chance to interview, and that's what started happening to me at 50.
My wife was in the insurance business for 25 years. Three years ago they downsized, and guess who lost their jobs, all people that were 50 and above. I don't know how a law suite wasn't filed.
Anyway, my wife couldn't find another insurance job, so my dad suggested she go into selling cars because she has a nice personality. So with no retail experience, she walked into a few dealers looking for work. By the end of the day she had 2 job offers, apparently car dealers want women salespeople, even with no experience.
So, she's been selling cars for two years, and for the most part likes it, except for the long hours. But she makes decent enough money, and can potentially make a lot.
There is no loyalty anymore, companies are out for themselves, period. The first employees to go are ones over 50. There is no social conscious among corporations any longer, it's every person for themselves. Sad really.
That's illegal, though. I'm with the other poster; I don't know why there aren't class-action suits happening all over the country.
I understand exactly what you are experiencing. I'm over 50 and my unemployment ran out in Jan I had a couple of interviews but I think my age is a factor in being hired.
I'm using my saving to survive, but I'm panicking and wondering will I have to take a job as a cashier. (There is nothing wrong with being a cashier) but at my age standing and the pay without benefits is something I also did when I was a teen living at home with my parents.
I too have never been unemployed and this is so DEPRESSING, but each morning I wake up I Thank God for another chance and try to think positive that this will be the day that I get a good paying job with benefits.
Good luck to you on your job search !!
Not all cashier jobs are without benefits. Whole Foods offers benefits, and it's only a 7-hr./day schedule there, for full-time status. I notice Trader Joe's hires seniors; not sure about their benefits package. Some of the large regional grocery chains have unionized cashiers; those jobs offer benefits and good pay. Macy's provides benefits to its cashiers The one thing I don't understand about grocery cashiering in the US is why they don't allow cashiers to sit. In Europe, they do sit. The need to stand all day probably turns of a fair number of seniors to the job.
It’s been horrid. My husband was out of work for over a year. He finally had to move to another state to get a job. Currently we live apart until something changes.
Done that, and had my house for sale when working out of town
Unfortunately, if you are college educated and list your degree then the potential employer could guess your age. And if you don't put down the year that you graduated then that looks suspicious like you are trying to hide your age.
There are many ways to find out how old you are on the intranet
I think it all depends on the skills you have and how they line up with the demand of the current economy. I have a high school friend (we're both 59) who is in information security. He tells me he can pretty much name his salary - within reason, of course - and he has recruiters calling him daily. He must indeed be doing fine as he's sending his teenager twins on an immersion program in Europe this summer. I am a physical therapist and am reasonably sure I can find a job quickly, were I to leave my current employer.
Things can change quickly: if you are still looking, keep at it. If you have a job, put something away for a rainy day, because it will*certainly* come.
Didn't want to start another thread, so I will post what I have to say on this one in the hope that it will give other seniors hope who are looking for a job --
My husband, almost 62, quit his job in mid-March (giving two weeks' notice) because he felt that he was being forced out (and I am 99% sure that is true) for no good reason, and the stress was just too much. I honestly thought he would have a stroke from frustration, and as we had enough saved if he retired, he quit with my blessing, even though he was not really ready to retire as he likes what he does. So, seven weeks and four interviews went by, and nothing. We were all set to get our house ready to sell and downsize, when he got a call, and lo and behold -- he is now again employed at the same salary he was making before, but with much better benefits! (And he has a MUCH better attitude now due to him taking a long "breather".)
So, in short, if you are a senior and looking for work, don't give up until you WANT to give up!
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