Boycott Walmart in Seguin TX
I have been drycamping various places in and around Seguin. after hassles with 18 wheelers in many of the locations, the local police suggested I park at Walmart. I have been parking with NO NOISE,...
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NYCgrrl wrote:DallasSteve wrote:
I'm a 60-year old programmer and I have no problem finding very good paying jobs in the Dallas area. I heard 20 years ago that older people have trouble finding work. How old do I have to get before that starts to happen to me because it hasn't happened yet, and I've got enough to retire today. Not everyone is a programmer, but if I can find good jobs at 60 I'm not buying these stories about the economy being tough. That was 5 years ago. Right now the economy is great. If someone can't find a job in this market and they aren't seriously handicapped then frankly it's because they aren't trying very hard.
Well if they haven't in demand job skills, no, they aren't going to get a job at the age of 60 comparable to the past.
If something happened to me in the coming years and I lost my job it would depress me to look for similar since it probably would be hard to come by.
Wouldn't stop looking and certainly would settle for less as long as it paid the important bills but trust me I wouldn't be enthused to make less than 20 bucks an hour.
Ageism IS alive and kicking.
I think it is all in how you market yourself and how eager you are to find work. I am NOT a programmer, but am retired and have picked up a couple of small contracts to keep me busy and give me some "mad money". I am continually being asked to do more, with more money being thrown at me, which I refuse because I don't want to work full-time and I like the flexibility of my current schedule and workload. If I kept taking on work, I'd be making more money than when I was working in my career full time. I don't know what field you are experienced in, but I find that employers are looking for people that have knowledge and experience and know how to get the job done right. They could give a darn what age you are, or what you look like. If you can produce, they want you and are willing to pay you. Perhaps it is different where you live, but I've not experienced ageism at all (except for getting my cheap "Geezer Pass", my senior meals, my senior discounts at hotels and grocery stores.
