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Date Posted: 01:13:37 09/05/08 Fri
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: My Job
In reply to: Paul 's message, "Re: My Job" on 15:37:45 09/04/08 Thu

Thanks Rana and Paul

For the first time I am conscious of being 'old'. Im 51. That will go against me for many jobs - lets not pretend 'equal opportunities' really exists in the job market.

The difficult part for me at the moment is the fact that I cant really look for a job yet as I dont know when the business will be sold. I cant leave before then as that would leave my friends in a terrible mess. So for now I sit and wait. The last thing I want is to find a great job then have to let it go because I cant start. I know my friends would say take the job, but I also know they have no-one to replace me and it would cost them the business deal....and probably their house. They have a toddler, a 1 year old, and another baby due

>Welcome to the club, Michael. We don't have a secret
>handshake and, thank God, there are no dues. And,
>quite honestly, it's a club no one wants to join.
>
>I've been surviving on temp jobs through a temp
>agency. Being in my 60's and unable (physically) to
>perform my carpentry skills has limited me
>considerably. Trying to find someone to retrain me at
>my age is proving difficult, especially in a depressed
>job market. But we do what we have to in order to
>survive. To the gainfully employed I say "hang on to
>those jobs - they seem to be getting scarce."
>
>>Well, it seems it is the fashion to be looking for a
>>job amongst us on here.
>>The small company I work for (run by friends of mine)
>>is being sold. The new company dont need me. :-(
>>
>>Oh well.
>>
>>And then I hear the news that there will be about one
>>third of a million EXTRA people out of work by
>>Christmas. Hmmmm. The timing sucks.

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