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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would look for something part time just to help pay the bills.  I would not try to restart my full time career.  But I am also married and am assuming my spouse would stay employed.[/quote]

What part time jobs are out there for professionally employed people? Everyone seems to want them, but it's only service jobs or gig economy jobs available.

If you are in your 50s and had invested decades into your career or skills you likely don't want to drive Uber or work at a store or cafe/restaurant, because 
it will make it more difficult for you to [b]go back [/b]to your higher earning field if you need to  It's only a path for OP if there is no need that may arise in the future having to be the only breadwinner.  If you can rely on your spouses income until retirement or you have enough to retire now then these low wage jobs can supplement your discretionary income and give you something to do to get outside of home.

Essentially this means retiring and saying good bye to your field unless economy miraculously explodes and there is a shortage of people with your skills and employers are actively looking for people like you and will ignore your resume gap[/quote]

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