KindOfScared
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Is this a good place for career advice for people over 50? I have been out of work forever and I am lost. But this is nothing new. It's always been like this. I'm in a panic state.
Career advice?
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GeorgiaXplant
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Are there any agencies in your area that help older workers find jobs? A government employment/unemployment office?
When I retired at 50 I didn't think I'd ever want to go back to work but got bored within two years, got lucky and found another job almost as soon as I started looking. Retired again in 2002, got bored again and found another job in 2004. Retired again
when we moved to Kentucky. When I moved here in 2009, I couldn't have paid anybody to give me a job because there weren't any. I'd have taken any job...anything.
I finally got so frustrated that I made my own job. For the past five years, I've been an independent cleaning lady. Hard work, but I like what I do. Thought about retiring again. Riiiight. Just Friday evening, I applied on line for a job with Kroger. LOL
I do remember that even five years ago, almost any job...from fast-food to professional...required an on line application. Think of what might be possibilities, Google the company name, and go to their website to see what might suit you.
When I retired at 50 I didn't think I'd ever want to go back to work but got bored within two years, got lucky and found another job almost as soon as I started looking. Retired again in 2002, got bored again and found another job in 2004. Retired again
when we moved to Kentucky. When I moved here in 2009, I couldn't have paid anybody to give me a job because there weren't any. I'd have taken any job...anything. I finally got so frustrated that I made my own job. For the past five years, I've been an independent cleaning lady. Hard work, but I like what I do. Thought about retiring again. Riiiight. Just Friday evening, I applied on line for a job with Kroger. LOL
I do remember that even five years ago, almost any job...from fast-food to professional...required an on line application. Think of what might be possibilities, Google the company name, and go to their website to see what might suit you.
I guess that I am just being curious, but do you have any skills? Have you been to college and earned a degree? What type of work interests you and what is it exactly that you are looking for?
Before I say too much and get myself in trouble, it would help to know the answer to these questions.
GeorgiaXplant
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I saw on another thread that you're a SAHP, so I guess reinventing yourself as a cleaning lady is out of the question!
What encouraged me to fill out the online application at Kroger was that I read online that Kroger is adding 20,000 permanent jobs in the US. I wouldn't mind being one of the 20,000, and I know that they hire people over 50. As a matter of fact, my two favorite checkout clerks at the Kroger near me are over 70. Hours can be flexible. Can't hurt to try.
If I get lucky and they call me, I intend to keep my clients and work a schedule around them.
What encouraged me to fill out the online application at Kroger was that I read online that Kroger is adding 20,000 permanent jobs in the US. I wouldn't mind being one of the 20,000, and I know that they hire people over 50. As a matter of fact, my two favorite checkout clerks at the Kroger near me are over 70. Hours can be flexible. Can't hurt to try.
If I get lucky and they call me, I intend to keep my clients and work a schedule around them.
ClassicRockr
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ClassicRockr
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Just looked at our Profile, pretty much nothing. Suggested, as suggested to another member, and they done it, that you fill it out so we know more about you.
Thanks.
Thanks.
GeorgiaXplant
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Kindof, don't forget that you might not be working for a paycheck, but you sure as heck are working! Being a SAHP is a long way from an easy job, and it's important work that allows your wife to work outside the home. I bet your kids are darned grateful to have a parent at home...not even if it's "only" Daddy, but especially because it's Daddy!
If you really want to be working for a paycheck, maybe even just during the hours when the kids are in school or in the evenings after your wife gets home, get on the computer and start looking. Applying on line is quick and easy and beats pounding the pavement and going door to door and being met with "we're not hiring." You can apply on line and send the applications off into cyberspace and do as many or as few in a day as you choose.
I know the feeling of frustration of not being able to find work. Before I decided to become a cleaning lady, I'd gotten to a point that I started to think I was stupid and under-educated, just a foolish old lady and had nothing to offer an employer even though I really did know better. It didn't take long to start feeling beaten down and useless. After I started my own business, I got calls from some of the places where I'd applied for jobs, but I was already making more money on my own terms and according to my own schedule that I really didn't want their jobs! It felt good to be in a position to say no to them
Keep in mind that now is when retailers starting adding employees in anticipation of the holidays, so if a retail job is where you think you might do well, get cracking! You definitely want to have your applications out there by, say, October 1.
If you really want to be working for a paycheck, maybe even just during the hours when the kids are in school or in the evenings after your wife gets home, get on the computer and start looking. Applying on line is quick and easy and beats pounding the pavement and going door to door and being met with "we're not hiring." You can apply on line and send the applications off into cyberspace and do as many or as few in a day as you choose.
I know the feeling of frustration of not being able to find work. Before I decided to become a cleaning lady, I'd gotten to a point that I started to think I was stupid and under-educated, just a foolish old lady and had nothing to offer an employer even though I really did know better. It didn't take long to start feeling beaten down and useless. After I started my own business, I got calls from some of the places where I'd applied for jobs, but I was already making more money on my own terms and according to my own schedule that I really didn't want their jobs! It felt good to be in a position to say no to them
Keep in mind that now is when retailers starting adding employees in anticipation of the holidays, so if a retail job is where you think you might do well, get cracking! You definitely want to have your applications out there by, say, October 1.
charlotta
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There is no such thing as a career at our age. Waitressing is hard work but can pay ok with tips. Or find someone who needs a caregiver. Also, you can get a job at an elementary school office or help in a classroom. I worked @ Dillard's and made pretty good money. I taught school forever, first thru 9th grade throughout my career.
I retired after I had taught for 32 yrs. I stayed until I could retire with full pension. I was tired, but I fought not to burn out by taking classes in summer to keep me refreshed. When I retired and moved to be near Mom who was in a nursing home, I needed a job to pay for my insurance until I turned 65. I found one at a small college and worked in the library. When I could get full medicare, I quit. I have worked hard all my life, now I am busy with visiting friends here and yon and going to Charlotte to visit with my children. When I'm home I go to yoga twice a week and boot camp twice a week. It is very inexpensive bc it is church based. College grads know that they won't be at one job long enough to draw a pension. Those jobs are scarce, and aren't good paying. They will have to save .
I retired after I had taught for 32 yrs. I stayed until I could retire with full pension. I was tired, but I fought not to burn out by taking classes in summer to keep me refreshed. When I retired and moved to be near Mom who was in a nursing home, I needed a job to pay for my insurance until I turned 65. I found one at a small college and worked in the library. When I could get full medicare, I quit. I have worked hard all my life, now I am busy with visiting friends here and yon and going to Charlotte to visit with my children. When I'm home I go to yoga twice a week and boot camp twice a week. It is very inexpensive bc it is church based. College grads know that they won't be at one job long enough to draw a pension. Those jobs are scarce, and aren't good paying. They will have to save .
charlotta
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what is SAHP?
GeorgiaXplant
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- Georgia
Stay at Home Parent.
He's over 50. He didn't say how much over 50.
No such thing as a career at "our" age? Is there an age where we can no longer embark upon a career?
My mother started teaching at 51. She had a career as an elementary school teacher.
My husband changed careers several times. After working mainly in HR, he went to work for the government at the State Department At age 52 he accepted a job with the state working with welfare recipients to help them prepare for jobs, get education/certification for jobs and find jobs. The program was called Project Zero, and the goal was to move recipients off the welfare rolls and onto payrolls. DH was the project coordinator. It was quite successful; that is, the goal was achieved and maintained during his tenure there. At age 60 he became the director of the Carnegie Library in our town. Let's say that his career was varied
Can "careers" be only in professional jobs that require specialized knowledge/degrees? Can one have a career as, for instance, a clerical worker? A retail worker? A bank teller?
He's over 50. He didn't say how much over 50.
No such thing as a career at "our" age? Is there an age where we can no longer embark upon a career?
My mother started teaching at 51. She had a career as an elementary school teacher.
My husband changed careers several times. After working mainly in HR, he went to work for the government at the State Department At age 52 he accepted a job with the state working with welfare recipients to help them prepare for jobs, get education/certification for jobs and find jobs. The program was called Project Zero, and the goal was to move recipients off the welfare rolls and onto payrolls. DH was the project coordinator. It was quite successful; that is, the goal was achieved and maintained during his tenure there. At age 60 he became the director of the Carnegie Library in our town. Let's say that his career was varied
Can "careers" be only in professional jobs that require specialized knowledge/degrees? Can one have a career as, for instance, a clerical worker? A retail worker? A bank teller?
rkunsaw
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I agree with Charlotta. You start a career when in your 20s. At your age you're just looking for a job. By age 50 you should have many skills you've learned over the years which should be an advantage over other applicants if you apply for a job where you can use those skills.