PLUMMETING DOWN THE ECONOMIC LADDER: a depressing story from an over-50 job seeker.

I can sympathize. As someone in a similar, but much better provisioned boat myself; I can tell you he’s right. For an over-50 with a wide variety of experience, getting a new job today is a matter of who you know and how well you schmooze.

But I continue looking for the same reason I occasionally buy a lottery ticket: even though the odds are on the low side of miniscule, eventually someone wins.

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