I too am 59. I have a MS in Accounting, over 30 years of experience in several industries and a CMA. I am an excellent presenter, educator, manager and strong team player/worker. I have been searching for meaningful work since April 2008, yet have found nothing except low-paying jobs. I currently teach one night per week, run my own sales business (I am NOT a salesman) and move cars for a local rental car company. I have had some interviews that appear promising only for me to learn that I am “number two” to the person who got the job. I keep praying that something will come through, but I am getting more depressed each day. My wife and I have to scrape every month to get rent, car payments, and even food. Imagine, we have to have a discussion over whether or not we can spend $4.00 on a couple of ice cream cones as a treat! We don’t take vacations. We can’t afford to go out. All we do is work and hope and pray. I could understand if my resume was crap or if I had not been a high achiever in the past. I don’t know where to turn and right now, ending it all looks pretty damn good! I know that I have so very much to offer an employer, if I could just get a chance to show them. The sad part is, we don’t make enough money to pay the rent or eat, yet in our state, we make too much money for any type of state assistance. I am hoping that this posting will give me some type of cathartic benefit, if not some reasonable advice. I see, all to unfortunately, that I am not alone. Can we band together to help make things change for us? If so, how could this happen? I am almost at the end of my rope … - posted on our website last night
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 09:31:54 +0000