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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I lost my job at 49 I delivered food with Uber and doordash and made $400 per week before expenses
 After all expenses it was like $200/week. It's not a lot but at least money was coming in. I was the library 3 hours a day working on new skills, reading this forum for tips, applying to jobs etc. I made sure not to read anything about AGEISM so I don't get discouraged. I got a full time job in my field 9 months later. I have a background in statistics so maybe in my field it's different.

Your DH needs a PLAN with goals. And once a week both of you need to meet and find out what he needs to work on and refine the job search strategy if needed.
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He’s been unemployed for a YEAR. And his most recent job had a tenure of what 8 months?  He can drop it but then he looks unemployed for TWO years. He has the stink on him, and getting a job at DoorDash will not help him.

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A job will help.  He needs to be out of the house feeling productive.  He can job search and interview for five hours a day and then work four or five hours walking dogs or door dash or tutoring or at Starbucks or something.  Who knows maybe that part time job will help him acquire new skills or introduce him to someone who can help or he can move up in the ranks at that job.  No one has to know he’s walking dogs on Rover when he goes to interview. [/quote]

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