For the past 18 months I’ve been working in a “job” after being replaced in my former career by someone half my age. Any suggestions for a new start after 50?
For the past 18 months I’ve been working in a “job” after being replaced in my former career by someone half my age. Any suggestions for a new start after 50?
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peggyvan wrote on :
Many of us face this problem–being replaced. The EEOC may be able to help, although there is a statute of limitations. Anyone over 40 is in a protected age group. If you feel you have been discriminated against [my personal experience – I was ‘laid off’ one month after my 65 birthday] consult with an attorney who is experienced in employment law. Consultations are usually free. File a Charge at the EEOC–simply a statement of the circumstances of your termination. You may be amazed at the possible ‘resolution’ mediation can bring.
Karen Canning-Millar wrote on :
Take what you’ve learned from your career(s), apply it to the “job” you’re doing now and make it your own. Live in the present and make it what you want it to be.
Sandy Sellers wrote on :
Enter answer here …We are living longer and healthier. So it is no wonder that many are experiencing 2 or even 3 careers. To help you get started, try thinking how you might turn a hobby you enjoy into a career. Or you may have an idea for a career that you never shared with anyone else. Maybe you thought it couldn’t workout. Look it over now. See how it might work. Any stumbling block you run into, look for solutions. Someone I know wanted to make a career change. She was always fascinated by day spas, but believed owning one was just a dream. Her dream came true. She found solutions one by one. She could afford to go to school by receiving financial aid. To buy a day spa she found resources in the community that helped her developed a business plan and various agencies that loaned and gifted her with the money to get started. Good luck and I hope things work out for you.
Jeanna Hofmeister wrote on :
I learned a long time ago after walking away from a lucrative job as a creative director and leaving the teleivision industry behind that all of my skills in marketing applied to whatever new product I could take on with passion. The biggest challenge for you will be to leave behind the anger and frustration of “being replaced” and to generate your new life to be everything you’ve imagined. That’s always the challenge. I learned a long time ago to question what I might be doing to create the life situations I was in. Clear your head. Start fresh. Ask yourself what you’ve been doing to “sharpen your saw” these past 18 months. What are the trends in your profession since you left it? What do you need to learn? What new idea do you have to share? I can tell you, even now, I feel like I’m constantly drinking from the firehose and it’s tough to keep lots of staff who are half my age motivated and inspired. But I’m never afraid to try someting I don’t know how to do. And that’s my advice to you. Leave what’s past in the past. Step out on the limb and try flying!
Marty Chiaravelotti wrote on :
I am sorry for your experience…not fun. I would inventory all of my areas of “expertise”. I’m sure that you have a wealth of knowledge and talent that you may never have considered as the basis for a career.
Geri Brin wrote on :
What are your passions? What did you do before?
Kay Fletcher wrote on :
30 years in the medical profession. Last 10 in medical marketing. My passion? There is so much I love to do, but I don’t know what to be when I grow up 🙂