Now you're talkin'. If you are a fifty year old man or older and you lose your job, that's it. You're done. It's cheaper to hire a younger, healthier worker for less money who doesn't talk back and expects a future . That's pretty much how it's always been. But dude, this is the *Viagra age*. Your supposed to expect these set backs and know what to do about them because you've been around. Go get a job as a Walmart door greeter or... start your own business in the same field you were working and you be the boss for a change.
From: Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room Don't drive much do you? Or at least that's what the car repair shop says to me when I take it in. It's been over a year and the oil is finally due to be changed. Got ya beat by two years and 13K. My Forester is almost 16 years old and has almost 118K. I was fortunate to have the money on hand to pay cash for it and thumb my nose at the banks (the dealer didn't seem to happy either since they get kickbacks on loans).Not fun to figure I can't just go have lunch out for a change like I used to. I try to figure out who is buying at the restaurants and it is seniors with good pensions, lawyers (at least around here since it's the county seat), construction and county workers. Can't afford the local good Indian restaurant after they raised their prices from $7 to $11 for the lunch buffet. Neither could the tech workers from nearby buildings.The tech market is flooded but I am also amazed at how startups are more willing to hire some kid with little experience over someone with 30 years. In my experience they'll pay dearly for that. It's also why today's software and web sites are so buggy.America is SO BROKEN.On 01/07/2014 09:33 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: >"Profit off of others? Absolutely! I think if somebody wants to invest in a >business, risk their capital and reputation and hire people to work for them >so that they can make a profit, that's great! >Nobody makes you work for some one else. If you don't like your job, quit! If >you're so special, someone will be willing to hire you for what you're worth. >But maybe you're not worth what you think you are. Market forces determine >that."Hey, Mike -- Yep, nothing wrong with what you say - I certainly did very >well, by finding out my *marketable* skills (vs. all the other stuff I can do, >that don't pay as well, or at all - lol), and staying away from debt - Aside >from mortgages at times, I only ever had one car payment, for my 2000 Mazda >MPV van, which is now 13 years old, 130K, runs like a top. Took me four years, >every month, to pay it off, and I really disliked the feeling, especially with >a depreciating asset.I am also starting to pay a lot more attention to making >major purchases, for goods produced here, in this country. We have nearly >destroyed our manufacturing base, and the middle class is shrinking into a >service class. Although global markets, for all goods and services, are the trend, it will be interesting to see what happens in a few years, with rising labor costs across the globe. I think it is too soon to kill the golden goose [domestic market], here in the US, and those who hope to continue to make big profits, overseas, should seriously think twice about it.That said, I am an incurable optimist, wrt humans being able to solve even the messiest of problems, so Happy New Year 2014!
