How hard is it for a late 40s SAHM to return to the workforce?

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Anonymous wrote:*I'm assuming a nursing program at the local university would probably provide immediate employment but I don't think they can afford going into student debt at the moment.

Nursing students get paid?

All of the nursing students I know seem to be employed all through college.

Employed with pay, or like…fulfilling service hours for their degree? I truly have not heard of nursing students earning income during school

I thought the OP meant that it would provide immediate employment after graduating. However I think maybe they can work as nursing assistants during the program if they have time.

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Time to get a job was before the haircut. If she had worked ca ten years part time when the kid entered k and invested the money, she would not have to worry about loss of $50k.
In DMV she can become a server after a week of training and soon a manager to make $50k.

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Anonymous wrote:You sound like a busy body. Of course there are jobs out there she qualifies for. Why don’t you just ask her why she isn’t stepping up to the plate and getting any kind of job at all and contributing? Isn’t that what you want to know?

I don't know what you're personally attacking me. I have no idea what's realistic for someone of her age, employment gap, and lack of degree. Is it easy to get a job? How much could she make? I have no idea. Hard to have a sincere conversation with her and my brother without understanding the landscape.

I think PP's wondering why you think you should be having a "sincere conversation" with your brother and SIL at all in the first place. Did they ASK for your input?

We are close. They confessed the salary haircut and struggles, so it would be nice to offer some advice. I'm trying to better understand her point of view and the job market.

So no, they did not ask. Don’t offer unless asked.

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Anonymous wrote:You sound like a busy body. Of course there are jobs out there she qualifies for. Why don’t you just ask her why she isn’t stepping up to the plate and getting any kind of job at all and contributing? Isn’t that what you want to know?

I don't know what you're personally attacking me. I have no idea what's realistic for someone of her age, employment gap, and lack of degree. Is it easy to get a job? How much could she make? I have no idea. Hard to have a sincere conversation with her and my brother without understanding the landscape.

I think PP's wondering why you think you should be having a "sincere conversation" with your brother and SIL at all in the first place. Did they ASK for your input?

We are close. They confessed the salary haircut and struggles, so it would be nice to offer some advice. I'm trying to better understand her point of view and the job market.

So no, they did not ask. Don’t offer unless asked.

I agree. It's kind of you to think of them, but do not offer suggestions unless they specifically ask. And if they do ask, it would be better to ask guiding questions than to lecture them. "Well what have you thought of already?"

My brother and SIL are the same. SIL will complain about financial hardships but has not worked for 20 years. It's between her and my brother. If they want ideas, they can ask, but I'm not getting in the middle of that. It does make me a little less altruistic, though. I would ordinarily be fine helping my brother with sporadic costs like a new roof or a car downpayment, but it would make me feel like I was being taken advantage of.

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Target
Costco - has benefits
Doordash
Substitute teacher

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What she can do depends on what she’s good at. Sure, there are medical related jobs out there — but is she good at science? Does she want to work as a nurse? She might have some ideas of things she can do from home to bring an income or she may want to retrain for when her kids hit high school. I think the suggestion to limit yourself to asking guiding questions is excellent.

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Sales
Insurance work

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Everyone's 40-something husband should know an entrepreneurial guy who is looking for a dependable woman who can handle secretary duties. Especially since she won't require fringe benefits or be a no-show flake like a zoomer, she'd be an ideal candidate. $20 to 30 an hour.

But this requires her and her husband to put themselves out there. If the husband has an macho provider ego and the wife is worried about being seen as low skill, they will just sulk and complain about their eroding downward lifestyle.

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She doesn't have a college degree sounds like.

Maybe admin work or retail. That's about it.

But also butt out, butt out, butt out, butt out. In no way do you have any observations or insight that they can't figure out for themselves.

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Leave then alone. They will figure it out.

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There are a gazillion admin jobs open at Booz, Deloitte, PWC, Jacobs etc. And the HR dropdown on the hiring menu doesn't even go below 65K.

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Schools are always looking for substitute teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a gazillion admin jobs open at Booz, Deloitte, PWC, Jacobs etc. And the HR dropdown on the hiring menu doesn't even go below 65K.

I’m 50 and have been looking for 6 months. I have a masters degree but it’s completely outdated and the long gap in employment seems impossible to overcome. I’d love to know about these positions PP speaks of that are all above 65k. I was just searching Booz and see much lower (40s). I’ve applied for lots of jobs from non-profit to government to corporate and have only landed 1 interview (didn’t get it because they were worried about tech skills). I’m smart, focused, have great communication skills and learn quickly so it’s very demoralizing to think that staying home as put me on par with someone who didn’t even attend college.

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I don’t understand why you are even asking. Have they asked you for advice? I’m sure they can brainstorm themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a gazillion admin jobs open at Booz, Deloitte, PWC, Jacobs etc. And the HR dropdown on the hiring menu doesn't even go below 65K.

I’m 50 and have been looking for 6 months. I have a masters degree but it’s completely outdated and the long gap in employment seems impossible to overcome. I’d love to know about these positions PP speaks of that are all above 65k. I was just searching Booz and see much lower (40s). I’ve applied for lots of jobs from non-profit to government to corporate and have only landed 1 interview (didn’t get it because they were worried about tech skills). I’m smart, focused, have great communication skills and learn quickly so it’s very demoralizing to think that staying home as put me on par with someone who didn’t even attend college.

Have you tried the temp route that others have suggested?