Another OT topic-Career changes
#16
My plan for now is to ride out the new job and pay off my debt. Once that is settled I will take a long look at the situation and decide on what to do.
The one factor that is playing a major roll is I feel I'm in the age range where I'm not as appealing as a younger worker, I'm older and demand higher pay for my experience but a younger person would do the same work for less. I'm also not old enough to retire from one field and work myself into another field at a lower wage, using my retirement funds to supplement my income. When I changed fields 25 years ago I was a much younger person, married a couple of years without children. I was at a low paying job so I could easily step into another low paying job without a problem.
I just have to see how it all works out. Thanks guys for your comments and advice.
The one factor that is playing a major roll is I feel I'm in the age range where I'm not as appealing as a younger worker, I'm older and demand higher pay for my experience but a younger person would do the same work for less. I'm also not old enough to retire from one field and work myself into another field at a lower wage, using my retirement funds to supplement my income. When I changed fields 25 years ago I was a much younger person, married a couple of years without children. I was at a low paying job so I could easily step into another low paying job without a problem.
I just have to see how it all works out. Thanks guys for your comments and advice.
#17
My plan for now is to ride out the new job and pay off my debt. Once that is settled I will take a long look at the situation and decide on what to do.
The one factor that is playing a major roll is I feel I'm in the age range where I'm not as appealing as a younger worker, I'm older and demand higher pay for my experience but a younger person would do the same work for less. I'm also not old enough to retire from one field and work myself into another field at a lower wage, using my retirement funds to supplement my income. When I changed fields 25 years ago I was a much younger person, married a couple of years without children. I was at a low paying job so I could easily step into another low paying job without a problem.
I just have to see how it all works out. Thanks guys for your comments and advice.
The one factor that is playing a major roll is I feel I'm in the age range where I'm not as appealing as a younger worker, I'm older and demand higher pay for my experience but a younger person would do the same work for less. I'm also not old enough to retire from one field and work myself into another field at a lower wage, using my retirement funds to supplement my income. When I changed fields 25 years ago I was a much younger person, married a couple of years without children. I was at a low paying job so I could easily step into another low paying job without a problem.
I just have to see how it all works out. Thanks guys for your comments and advice.
#18
Who knows, maybe a job will come along that will really grab me. In the truck hobby (again, bringing it back to trucks) I have best luck finding deals on parts and trucks when I'm not actively searching. I've literally had people stop me on the street and walking into my shop when they see my trucks and offer me great deals on stuff.
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#20
I know, I'm one of you.
#22
I'm sitting here reading this as my day has unfolded. I'm late 50's, kids older and right at the edge of being on their own (might have to shove the eaglets out of the nest). I just got through with a phone interview for a job in another city in TN. Would love to get out of the Memphis area before it totally implodes. Didn't go well, but right now seems there is a lot of interest for machinists. I can take an early retirement at about 55% of what it would be in just 4 years (unless the rumored buyout of our retirement and the company being bought by a competitor). I'm a long way from SS and longer from Medicare. But like others have said, new management has taken a great job and turned it into a daily hell. Not that the grass is greener at another job.
I feel your pain! I've thought of the real estate angle, but Memphis is nowhere near recovered in that market. About as bad as it was in 2008. Don't want to get into any sales job. Couldn't sell ice water in the desert. There's a long line of folks vying to hand out carts at our local wallyworld!
I feel your pain! I've thought of the real estate angle, but Memphis is nowhere near recovered in that market. About as bad as it was in 2008. Don't want to get into any sales job. Couldn't sell ice water in the desert. There's a long line of folks vying to hand out carts at our local wallyworld!
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