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In reply to the discussion: 50 Is the New 65: Older Americans Are Getting Booted from Their Jobs -- and Denied New Opportunities [View all]leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)36. This whole topic is really disturbing to me.
And I don't have any feeling that anyone even cares about it until they hit that wall.
No one ever seems to see it coming. You are good at your job, you make good money. All is right with your world. And then wham! You are out the door simply because of your age and the fact that you make good money.
It's really hard to go from having enough money to having next to none. And it is happening to just about everyone as they get older.
It sucks.
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50 Is the New 65: Older Americans Are Getting Booted from Their Jobs -- and Denied New Opportunities [View all]
xchrom
Dec 2013
OP
Yep unions and the union health insurance are a big factor in avoiding this.
truedelphi
Dec 2013
#75
Congratulations. However, driving an 18 wheeler is no guaranty of a job these days, especially
merrily
Dec 2013
#5
Because trucking companies are just DYING to get millions of 50+ year old people behind the wheel
jtuck004
Dec 2013
#94
Well, Werner said they had 100 openings. With 26 million unemployed, that's .0003846% taken
jtuck004
Dec 2013
#108
Didn't upset me at all, lol. There was an article about millions of people being unemployed and
jtuck004
Dec 2013
#118
What I don't get is if drivers are in such demand, why is the pay so low?
Populist_Prole
Dec 2013
#139
I don't know why I am being personally attacked, but I'm getting fed up with it!
B Calm
Jan 2014
#178
This month I am starting to preapre my son for a life in enterprise software sales
wilt the stilt
Dec 2013
#6
Bring Your Own Device. About half of all workers report using their personal cell phone
jtuck004
Dec 2013
#91
This is what happens when you have a Congress dead set against creating jobs!!! nt
kelliekat44
Dec 2013
#8
The way our economy works is obsolete for the 21st century, it can not possibly serve
RKP5637
Dec 2013
#9
There are a lot of really smart economists in the US, certainly they must recognize
RKP5637
Dec 2013
#25
Exactly! "... age discrimination DOES exist!!!!" Any not seeing that have their head up
RKP5637
Dec 2013
#31
Oh, please. What are they gonna do, join up with the others marching in front of empty factories?
jtuck004
Dec 2013
#92
I know DU will kick my butt for saying this, but in many ways Obama has kept up the SOS. n/t
RKP5637
Dec 2013
#37
I know how you feel. I'm 44 and I've been watching LOTS of people around me taking early retirement
kysrsoze
Dec 2013
#52
I too wish it were that simple. Problem is, as the economy deteriorates, folks can only afford
Hoyt
Dec 2013
#57
what was amazing was the brain drain - those of us in our 50s were not only good at what we did,
NRaleighLiberal
Dec 2013
#89
Unfortunately being able to generate enough income this way for 15 or more years,
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2013
#72
Most often think they are somehow special, that it's the other guy that gets hit, and
RKP5637
Dec 2013
#38
Yep, we see similar in many industries. Efficiency is a good thing, but in our economic
RKP5637
Dec 2013
#54
This is one key reason why as a nation, we have to go to Universal Single Payer.
truedelphi
Dec 2013
#146
this is about eliminating the high salaries of workers at their peak of their careers. nt
TeamPooka
Dec 2013
#63