To Old to Work? NOT!

I have commented on this before that I have felt the discrimination against me because of my age. It's true, most employers don't want to hire someone of age because they think that 1) they have to pay more and 2) that they bring too much baggage to the job.

Baggage, while I would say experience. But employer's consider the fact of trying to educate an older person to 'their' ways is to expensive and too much of a hassle. Much easier to train a young person who may not have 'baggage' and who they clearly can pay less.

So this does bring an interesting opportunity for us older workers. What do we do to survive. Many of us can use our experiences to create a new business, or we can choose to launch a new career in a totally different field. Many of us are doing just that, as I am with my consulting business.

Sadly at the same time, many older workers are also finding them selves forced to go back to work in order to survive the economic situation they had not expected to happen. Hopefully, they too are able to create new adventures in life that benefits their lives in many ways.

Thus, while our current economy and our lack of respect from the business world has forced many of us to be creative, it has at the same time, helped the economy by us creating new businesses and opportunities for those who are younger. So while many think of us too old to be of value, you may want to re-think your ideas and be glad for our experiences and our desire to continue to be a valued part of the world.

Life goes on...I go on