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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. He has a masters degree from Georgetown and wanted to go to one of the Fed agencies. He was not able to get in and has been trying different things. Most recently he attempted self employment and became discouraged when his work dried up. He was also in an abusive marriage where his wife was upset with him for lot being ready to have children which also brought him down I think.

He feels very depressed and doesn’t know how to obtain gainful employment and thinks he is too old now. [/quote]

You sound like you’re making excuses for him. Presuming work like is from ~22 to ~65, he’s 1/3 of the way through. Who does he think should support him.

I work with people who got injured on the job. I see people in their 50s and 60s retraining for new types of employment.

I also have a child with mental health issues who lives with me. I do not give him even ten cents of support - he needs to work if he wants anything besides a bedroom and the groceries I buy. And as a requirement for living in my house he needs to work and/or be in job training. Presently he’s doing both.

There are jobs. He might not like them. But they exist and if you all relate not creative enough to find them, I’m sure we can start a list for you. Like how about being a caretaker for the elderly. He could do in home or institutional work. Or working in a nursing home kitchen. Or stocking shelves at Target or a grocery store.

What I’ve found with my son is that success begets success. You have to start before you can move up. And no job is beneath you if you don’t have one. [/quote]

Someone with a MA from Georgetown doesn't need to be working in a nursing home kitchen.

OP he can find something better than that, but the job market is very rough and he is going to need to spend hours every day searching and applying and it is tedious. See what you can do to support him in that endeavor. He may want to look at writing jobs, with his MA he should have some ability in that area. [/quote]

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