Over 50? Please respond.

Hey there! I'm an over 50er! I'm an unemployed one at that. Getting a job when you are 50+! How's that for a topic?

How about 60? Looking back, I think 50 was great! Now things are much worse. Can we talk about all the aches and pains, forgetfulness and depression? Maybe someone has some pep talks for us about growing old gracefully. Sure hope so. I'm not feeling too graceful these days. ha!

I'm over 60 and don't mind admitting to it at all. I worked hard to get there, and I'm still working. To those of you over 50 and looking for work, maybe you can luck out like I did. I had retired at 58 and a neighbor asked me if I'd mind helping address Christmas cards for their office (600 of them). That's how I started working again. I have been there 6 years now, set my own hours/days to work and decide if I want to work at home or at the office. It's been great for me. Of course, it helps if you can type, spell, use a computer, file correctly, etc. I've taken over most of the things we do on the computer and let the younger "kids" do the grunt work, like answering the phone, setting appointments, making any phone calls the boss needs, etc. I'm sure there are many people 50 or older that still have to work or prefer to work (like I do), and maybe others can give some good advice.

I am 27 but the 50's look like interesting times, you sure had scha - weet cars in your time!. Remember you are only as old as you believe you are! :) take care - DNatureofDTrain

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I am also over 50 years of age, and as for topics for the 'mature' audience, I would hope they would also include sharing our experiences so that others may benefit from them. I am a retired truck driver, have owned trucks and driver company trucks, many of you may have purchased products I transported across the country. I was the assistant admin on an addictions help site, aiding both the addicted and those who love them for four years, I stepped down because it just got to be too much for my limited skills to handle. As for being over 50 and unemployed, from some of the people I have spoken with it seems to depend on where you are in the world. In Washington it seems companies value the older worker as being more stable and likely to value the oppportunity the company offers. In other places, it seems to be easier to hire employees on what we used to call 'young and dumb' in the trucking arena. We called them that based on the simple fact that the younger new drivers seemed to think there was romance on the 'open road'. As for the other proposed topics, I think I will wait to comment on them for now.