Early Baby Boomers Currently Working And Those Looking Again

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ClassicRockr

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"Early" meaning Boomers born around 1948/1949. For those still in the workforce, you're lucky. Those that aren't, but are looking for another job, not so easy and/or lucky.

My wife, who is now 72, would love to find a another job within her experience/education in finance and accounting. She left her last job when we moved from Florida. She'd been with this insurance company for almost 5 years. Where we live now, most Seniors her age are either retired or working at Walmart as a cashiers. Millennials and Generation X hold the other jobs here. She won't take a job too far away, as in 10 miles or more, due to the winters here and the mileage on our vehicle. Only an 8-5, Mon thru Friday, like she's always had. Since last August, she has applied numerous places locally here, but with only a few calls and a couple of in-person interviews. She has a major Degree, as in Bachelors, but got it in 1997. Millennials and Gen X look at that as too old, but is a Degree.

So, for those Seniors her age, and employed...……..nice!

Any thoughts?
 

It has always been easier and more enjoyable for me to reduce my expenses than it has been to increase my income.

If Mrs. Rockr enjoys working and doesn't need the money then I would think that there would be some volunteer positions that could use her skill sets while she is waiting for a paying position to open up.

If you need the additional income then I'm wondering why you both aren't out looking for work in an effort to share the load.

Good luck to you both.
 
Aunt Bea said:
It has always been easier and more enjoyable for me to reduce my expenses than it has been to increase my income.

If Mrs. Rockr enjoys working and doesn't need the money then I would think that there would be some volunteer positions that could use her skill sets while she is waiting for a paying position to open up.

If you need the additional income then I'm wondering why you both aren't out looking for work in an effort to share the load.

Good luck to you both.
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We could, note word, "could", use the extra money, since neither of us are getting a Pension. Her SS is more than double of mine, because she kept one job for 16 years, before being let go, due to downsizing. She really likes working, whereas I did and didn't.

After we left Colorado in late 2007, I tried finding a job, but my type of jobs were some 25 miles away. During part of the "looking" time, I was getting EUI that helped enough. I qualified for my SS (Early Retirement), My EUI had run out, but my SS was good enough income, with her full-time job salary.

We both decided, since I took very good care of things at home, that it was fine that I not work anymore. She didn't have to do a thing at home after work or on weekends. Laundry, dishes, floors, dusting and other things at home were done by me. She was happy that I wasn't working!

IOW, Aunt Bea, we do "share the load". Anyway, if I was looking for work, I'd have to have a "sitting" type job due to my hip replacement, that can have some arthritis pain in it sometimes.
 

BTW, Aunt Bea, what kind of expenses did you reduce?

One of the expenses we reduced was selling the truck we had. We knew, due to the age (1997) and the mileage (160K), more and more repairs were going to happen. On top of that, it would have cost us to have it shipped to Colorado. We also cut expenses by sharing some meals at restaurants and eating leftovers.
 
That she hires herself out. For example, I was a paralegal, among many other things, and put my resume at the local bar association, where lawyers saw it and would hire me for their legal tasks. It's being in business for yourself, and the tax form is 1099. You are an independent contractor.
 
Pepper said:
That she hires herself out. For example, I was a paralegal, among many other things, and put my resume at the local bar association, where lawyers saw it and would hire me for their legal tasks. It's being in business for yourself, and the tax form is 1099. You are an independent contractor.
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She had thought about it, but the cost for insurance is high. Have to have Liability Insurance to cover any mistake made by the consultant that could turn into a lawsuit.

Another thing, how old were you when you done the "hiring out for legal tasks"? Remember, my wife is 72, not 62, 52 or younger.
 
My best friend is a consultant in fund-raising and she will be 72 soon. Fund raising was always her career. She started her consulting business in her sixties. As for me, I was much younger, it was a while ago.
 
I do appreciate the replies, but is there any Seniors in this forum that are seeking employment and having the same problem that my wife is?
There are Seniors that don't realize just how hard it is to find a job, especially when they haven't done it at 72 years old.
 
Honestly, even though age discrimination is illegal, you will be hard pressed to find a good job at age 72. Most companies are looking for long term employees that can grow with the company and move up the ranks. Not that there isn’t a great fit out there, but the odds are narrow. Just not a lot of people at age 72 looking for a job. Probably a bit of a surprise for the employer.

Good luck.
 
BTW, my wife's age is on the Internet. She tried having it removed, but the owner of the website told her that they can't.
 
ClassicRockr said:
Only an 8-5, Mon thru Friday
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That'd be full time
Can you guys afford for her to just work part time?
If not, maybe a couple part time jobs
Seems the market would be more open, as opposed to one full time job of which everbod wants



ClassicRockr said:
She won't take a job too far away, as in 10 miles or more, due to the winters here and the mileage on our vehicle.
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Well, that's a tad limiting
No buses?
 
Gary O' said:
That'd be full time
Can you guys afford for her to just work part time?
If not, maybe a couple part time jobs
Seems the market would be more open, as opposed to one full time job of which everbod wants






Well, that's a tad limiting
No buses?
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She's tried looking at part-time, but still nothing...…….believe it or not. She knows what she wants and that's exactly what she's looking for.
What is "a tad limiting" mean? If it's about mileage, we have Colorado winters to cope with, but if it's too snowy, I can take her to work and pick her up.
Buses are very, very limited here, due to the population of only 78,000. Actually, were we use to live, Jacksonville, Florida, that had a population of 900,000, bus transportation was pretty limited there as well.
 
Pepper said:
It's hard when you can no longer do what you always did. It's a big adjustment. It's losing personal power. It's not fun, but it is what it is.
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Oh, she definitely still knows about accounting and finance. In fact, she had never worked in the banking industry before, and Chase hired. Not in a bank, but in a Corporate building. She worked for them for 5 years, before being laid-off due to department closing. After that, she got a job with an insurance company, in Accounting. Again, with no insurance experience. Was with them almost 5 years as well, before we left Florida.
 
If you look up your own name on the Internet you will find your age, address, people related to you, your landline, and possibly your email. Also, prior addresses.

Spokeo has all this, among many other sites.
 
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