55 year old - been searching for job for almost 2 years

[Anonymous]

OP hasn’t been back in days. She doesn’t want to work and knows it’s pointless because they are fine on savings, but the goals they had for retirement (likely villa in France or similar) will have to change. That’s why he needs to find a job.

Her getting a teaching job doesn’t shift the scales at all.

[Anonymous]

Find god

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Husband is the breadwinner and out of work. I gave up my career to raise kids and would be hard to get back in after 7 years out of the professional workplace.

You can get a job. Probably not the one you want, but you can get a job. Some money is better than no money. And the easiest way to get a job is to have a job.

[Anonymous]

honestly at this age, with both unemployed, how do you afford health insurance? How do you live for 2 years without earned income, do you have other sources of income? Assets that work for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP hasn’t been back in days. She doesn’t want to work and knows it’s pointless because they are fine on savings, but the goals they had for retirement (likely villa in France or similar) will have to change. That’s why he needs to find a job.

Her getting a teaching job doesn’t shift the scales at all.

I see, they are technically "retired" and can live off savings , e.g. afford whatever life they have. But they want more wealth and more luxurious retirement, is this the case?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im 54 laid off 10 months. Svp level.
Can he set up an llc so the gap doesn’t seem so large? What about adjunct prof jobs or teaching jobs ?
Board positions ( non paid)
I’m looking at all these

I'm sorry, but we (hiring managers) see right through that trick.

You are a dick. Don't speak for all of us (hiring managers). We don't all think a gap is a suspicious kiss of death. Is that really what you home in on?

If your manager homes in on that and finds any break in employment a no go, then you likely don't want to be working with such people anyway, they are likely going to be making your life hell as an employee and treating you like an indentured servant.

[Anonymous]

There’s an interesting discussion in political in h1b visas. That’s who took her dHs job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’ve only been out for seven years? So you worked until your kids were 11-12 (if they’re in college now)? That’s interesting because I feel like most people do the opposite.

Anyways, seven years isn’t an eternity. I’d try and get something, even if it’s lower paid than your prior role. You don’t have childcare costs (obviously aside from college) so if you are just at home not earning income, anything is better than nothing. What’s your field?

I'm not the OP, but I left a VP job that required a lot of int'l travel when my oldest was 14. Little kids little problems and so on. They seemed to need me and the stability of having me accessible at all times much more during the middle/high school years than they ever did as toddlers.

Anyway, now I'm trying to re-enter the workforce after a similar amount of time out. Don't need to be a VP again, but nobody really wants to hire you at a lower level as people assume that you won't be happy "just" being an IC. Ageism is real too. It's not that easy. I'm just fortunate in that I want to work but don't need to from a financial perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just started college and starts his first job on Friday.
Where is all the money your partner made?
Your investments should have grown 50% in the last two years.
I made $13k today in the market. I never earned more than $40k a year, but I build up investments just in case I'm let go. I also have three employers waiting for me to come back to work.
What about the experience and connections your partner should have?
Why are you not working?
Why are the kids not working?
You got to be able to pivot fast.

NP.
Agree, they need to pivot fast. But I don’t think PP understands this industry.

Btw, no VP in tech in corporate America was making $1M. My partner was an SVP and not making close to that. The posters above are clueless.

Op, there are no jobs in tech right now. My dh was laid off 2 years ago and nothing.

Your dh needs to pivot and so do you. Look for a job. My family is living on my salary now.

Wrong. My DH is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im 54 laid off 10 months. Svp level.
Can he set up an llc so the gap doesn’t seem so large? What about adjunct prof jobs or teaching jobs ?
Board positions ( non paid)
I’m looking at all these

I'm sorry, but we (hiring managers) see right through that trick.

You are a dick. Don't speak for all of us (hiring managers). We don't all think a gap is a suspicious kiss of death. Is that really what you home in on?

I never said I used it as a knock-out. Just that it's kinda transparent.

Funny coming from someone who will soon be replaced by AI