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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have come to realize that I am not going to make it to the next level in my organization. I am about 5 years from retirement but just feel so deflated about gutting it out knowing I have been passed over.  I do not think I will be fired b/c I have a lot of institutional knowledge and specialized expertise, but the humiliation of toiling away and failing to top-out has me so discouraged. I do not think I have it in me to switch jobs at this point - esp. in this market and at my age.  I was always the golden child and top performer with good relationships but truth-be-told, I did prioritize time with my kids and never really leaned into the grind lifestyle that would have been required.  I assume the conventional advice is - just suck it up and be grateful I have a job?

Just tough to make peace with after being pretty ambitious my whole life.
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You don’t sound ambitious at all. You prioritized your family, you don’t like the grind, and you’re retiring at 55. If you were really ambitious, you’d start grinding right now, looking to move organizations, etc., instead of already throwing in the towel. [/quote]

I have to agree with this! 55 is entering the pinnacle years, and they go until 65 or so. I don’t understand why you are choosing to check out if you still hold those dreams? 55 is super young. [/quote]

Arr you kidding? Most people are laid off and never find work again in their 50s.  Happened to all my aunts and uncles. But we grew up poor and Im sure lacked the executive presence or whatever weasel word execs use to hire a mini-me. [/quote]

I got a big job at 54, 57 and 60. And I grew up poor. I don’t think it is until 62 it gets hard to job hunt. [/quote]

Are you a white male over average height?[/quote]

Yea which has been a massive disadvantage over last 20 years. Lost job in 2016 in take over and every white male is sr. Mgt let go. Purchasing company full of older white makes to improve D&I canned all of us. Next job built big dept from scratch (I got paid well) but once done in run state canned me for younger Asian women, next job start up underpaid but tons of stock once set up this time moved on own. Now Trump killed D&I my company removed it and we hired so D&I folks over last 25 years I am safe! I am also now interviewing Board jobs as D&I dead for now!! After 25 years of oppression the straight, married, white male can come out of closet at work [/quote]

You lost your job not because you are not white, short, fat, etc.  judging by your written post, you I doubt you even graduated HS.  Sorry [/quote]

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