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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]is[b] not an old man's profession[/b] and he started late. But it was something he always dreamed of doing, something that always caught his interest and I'm glad he's giving it a try and took the risk.[/quote]

Does he have different plans to transition to as he gets older? What age is too old for sales?
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Wife here. I've worked in sales just about my entire career (operations side) and it is just a young man's game. It's a hassle and it is unrelenting.  He's coming in fresh and energized. Not to say there are not sales guess into their 60s, because there are. All lot of them make a lot of money and set themselves up to retire early or do a second career in something different. Being sales men at heart many have an entrepreneur spirit and being natural risk takers, many investors. I'd say "prime " is late 30s/early 40s and "old" is early 50s. We both take good care of our bodies and physical appearance in order to minimize discrimination going forward. Laugh all you want, but it's a huge reality. As you get older you need to look sharp or run the risk of being discarded.

We've invested in some real estate, I have solid consistent income, and as long as this gravy train chugs along for a few more years, he won't need much. Again, my income is more than enough to cover some lapses in his without disturbing investments or savings. We're committed to working until our mid 60s in anything that has a good 401k plan,. Since we have set ourselves up well, it doesn't really matter what that is.[/quote]

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