“When I tried to knock on tech’s door for a job, even though I was qualified as f—, it refused to answer because I was too old,” Dyson, now 50, says. “I couldn’t knock on the door. The door was closed.” Jon Swartz, USA TODAY If you lose your job in the tech industry it is known that it is
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Are you planning to retire at 50? Most people I know are not wealthy enough, nor are they ready to stop working. Has it occurred to you that your company may not let you continue working past 50 because it hurts their image? Do you understand that if they let you go other companies may not want to hire you
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Stick by your positive friends. They will lift you up. Writing about positivity is much easier than living it. At least for me it is. I have met very positive people and wondered “how do you do that?”. I have good friends that have positive outlooks or so they seem to me. Positive people, are people you want to be
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When did I cross over the line to old? First of all lets get this straight. I do not “feel” old, therefore, in my opinion, I am not old. So why am I, in the opinion of others, classified as old at 50+? The government of this country says you cannot retire with full benefits until age 67. However,
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Are you a victim of ageism? Are you over the age of 50 or close to it? Were you recently laid off or fired for no fathomable reason? Then the answer is probably. In the oft sited article by AARP , they report that age discrimination claims have been going up yearly since 1997. This article also provides a survey
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