Is anyone else having a hard time finding work ?

jaysunb

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Wed Mar-29-06 06:15 PM
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Is anyone else having a hard time finding work ?

I'm wondering if there are other older people here ( 60+ ) w/40 or more years experience having trouble finding employment.
My friend lost her job when her fundie boss found she had copied a newspaper article on the company copier ( 2 pages. about toxins in sex toys)and she can't seem to get a new gig.
Is this a common problem ?

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Deja Q

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Wed Mar-29-06 06:48 PM
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1. Yes. And the problem is happening to much younger people too.

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anarch

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:03 PM
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2. yeah

Lots of people, I bet.

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TheBaldyMan

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:28 PM
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3. the jobs are out there if you don't mind working for peanuts, lousy

conditions and non-existant benefits.

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elshiva

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Wed Mar-29-06 08:45 PM
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4. Yes, me and forty million other Americans.

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pitohui

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Wed Mar-29-06 09:40 PM
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5. age discrimination is real

not too many companies if they have a health plan want women over 40, not around these parts anyway

if the friend was employed for many years, her best bet might be to hire an attorney and sue the previous employer, that is a pretty trivial firing offense for a long term employee and she should at least talk to someone and see if there is any chance of a settlement

there are jobs for seniors but they are not "real" jobs, they are jobs they take to socialize and hang out after their career is over, like walmart greeter :-( not much use if you actually need to earn some money

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Kat45

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Wed Mar-29-06 10:05 PM
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6. I'm 51 and I got laid off close to 2 months ago.

I'm still looking.

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mwooldri

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Wed Mar-29-06 10:06 PM
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7. Heck - we can't get enough people here!

Well the right ones anyway - if you don't mind being complained to and whined at on the phone for hours on end. That is before they send your job to India.

Mark.

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jaysunb

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Thu Mar-30-06 01:46 AM
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8. Where is , "here? "

?????

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mwooldri

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Fri Mar-31-06 09:46 PM
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9. Greensboro, NC. All the call centers that I know of are hiring ... (n/t)

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