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lunatica

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37. I was laid off when I was 60 and re-hired because of my experience
Sat Jun 2, 2012, 10:15 AM
Jun 2012

You just never know. I thought my age would work against me, but it turned out to be an asset. I am very lucky that I have a job. I know it's truly hard to get a new job after 50, much less 60.

Hang in there and keep on plugging along tabasco Jun 2012 #1
Luckily, I am not unemployed anymore -- just under-employed LuckyTheDog Jun 2012 #2
She did you a favor. They intend on riding the youngster like a pony. WingDinger Jun 2012 #3
But what would fluster the youngsters... LuckyTheDog Jun 2012 #4
Yes, she is. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #6
agreed. (eom) salin Jun 2012 #7
You very well could be offered a better job next week or month. WingDinger Jun 2012 #8
LOL.. sendero Jun 2012 #33
In Florida it's just the opposite. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #5
Was the lunch to help you forget HeiressofBickworth Jun 2012 #9
Law, schmaw. Who brings a tape recorder to their job interview? So it coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #46
Another Reason To Raise Taxes On The Rich... Another Reason To Lower The Reirement Age To 55... WillyT Jun 2012 #10
Another reason for a Guaranteed Annual Income (McGovern '72). Subsistence coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #48
This is illegal job discrimination covered by the ADEA Major Nikon Jun 2012 #11
But, what benefit would there be? LuckyTheDog Jun 2012 #12
Back pay, baby Major Nikon Jun 2012 #16
But wouldn't the hiring person just lie and claim she never said that? nt TBF Jun 2012 #19
They almost always do Major Nikon Jun 2012 #22
Then perhaps they would fire the hiring manager bhikkhu Jun 2012 #25
I have a completely different take on it Major Nikon Jun 2012 #26
You have the patience of a saint. Wish I could kick&rec your post. Zalatix Jun 2012 #28
I get the arguments presented to challenge this Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #73
Punish the company so that they re-think their behavior with others. Zalatix Jun 2012 #27
+1 Scuba Jun 2012 #39
Ha-ha-ha-ha. Oh man, do you have any idea how long the EEOC takes to investigate coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #49
Yes, I have a very good idea Major Nikon Jun 2012 #65
That's funny. It's almost exactly the opposite of what an attorney specializing coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #67
You can look at the statistics for yourself Major Nikon Jun 2012 #69
Thank you for this wonderful detail. I'm filing away in case I ever bump into coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #70
I always encourage everyone to know their rights Major Nikon Jun 2012 #71
OT, but just noticed your sig line and it took me down memory lane to coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #75
But how much is someone drug through the mud Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #74
+1 Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #60
During my recently ended 10 month nightmare of unemployment,... MarianJack Jun 2012 #13
A "hiring manager?" Not a job consultant or a headhunter, but someone who works at a place where MADem Jun 2012 #14
She is a partner in the company... heads the local office (nt) LuckyTheDog Jun 2012 #18
I think you were discriminated against over lunch! MADem Jun 2012 #20
I'm in my mid 40s and I get told similar all the time NewJeffCT Jun 2012 #15
If you call them, how do they know how old you are over the phone? Quantess Jun 2012 #53
No, I'll send them my resume NewJeffCT Jun 2012 #63
Oh, I see. Quantess Jun 2012 #66
Welcome to my world Coyote_Bandit Jun 2012 #17
Mine, too. GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #51
I've made a point Coyote_Bandit Jun 2012 #61
I may be well near 60 when I next look for a job. I think there will be a huge labour shortage by applegrove Jun 2012 #21
I understand full well where you're coming from. I am a LibDemAlways Jun 2012 #23
I lucked out back when I was 60 and laid off. Speck Tater Jun 2012 #24
That is what I would look for at this point if I went back to work - TBF Jun 2012 #35
They are really getting pickier and pickier about age. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #29
Honestly I think it's mostly the money - TBF Jun 2012 #34
Also the problem of employer-based health insurance. woo me with science Jun 2012 #40
Excellent point - TBF Jun 2012 #43
Do you remember the days shanti Jun 2012 #64
Companies don't want experienced people FairyDust Jun 2012 #30
I second, hang in there. After years of underemployment, I finally got a raccoon Jun 2012 #31
You didn't expect them to want an older, wiser person did you? Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #32
Try it in your late 50's bahrbearian Jun 2012 #36
I was laid off when I was 60 and re-hired because of my experience lunatica Jun 2012 #37
I'm sure there's a place for a middle-aged stripper out there somewhere slackmaster Jun 2012 #38
Can you sue for age discrimination? ananda Jun 2012 #41
Laid off in my mid-50's - lynne Jun 2012 #42
We really need to start naming names. See my post immediately below yours. I dare coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #45
Naming names might work for bigger firms - lynne Jun 2012 #54
Love the German term for it: 'schadenfreude' (joy at another's coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #58
Had the exact same experience when interviewing with mahalo.com. The coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #44
I shaved the first 15 years off my resume - lynne Jun 2012 #55
Goddamnit, I knew I was doing something wrong when I was coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #56
I spent last year hearing the same thing HillWilliam Jun 2012 #47
I'm in my 60's. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2012 #50
I believe every word of that HillWilliam Jun 2012 #57
I am in my 70s and I was laid off in 2010. RebelOne Jun 2012 #62
I don't know why they care so much treestar Jun 2012 #52
K&R. It's an epidemic. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #59
I am 55 almost 56 and the boss over me is 28 marlakay Jun 2012 #68
I am 58 and just got a new job. Hang in there. It will happen. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #72
I am right there with you, albeit a few years behind. Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #76
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