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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 53, my youngest is 15 years old.  3 more years at home before he's off to college. I keep batting around returning to work but it's been nearly 18 years for me...yikes.

If I go back sometime between now and when we have an empty nest when I'm 56, I have to really think about the value in returning to work.  At 56 I won't exactly be looking to start a new career.  It would be strictly for the added income and it wouldn't be for that long, maybe 5 years?  I've never approached working with quite that view before so the answer as to whether to go back or not isn't that obvious to me.  Still debating....[/quote]

At 56, reality check...no one is hiring you unless you want a service job or some other low-level part-time job that the employer finds difficult to fill.  So not much to debate.[/quote]

If these moms didn’t need income at 54 they probably dont at 56- so lucky them to be able to look for something with low stress that they enjoy. [/quote]

No beef with that but portraying it as debating whether to return to work in any meaningful way is just silly.  And I think the point is the pickings at that age with no job experience aren’t likely to be all that fun.[/quote]

Here's the debate....I am still the same person who earned regular promotions when I did work.  My work ethic has not changed and I actually do like to work.  Obviously, I haven't worked for a long time so going back to school to brush up on some job training would be helpful.  But if I'm planning on working for only 5 or so years, it doesn't make a great deal of sense to sink money into job training for me.  I would much rather that money go into my kids' college funds TBH.

I suppose I could commit myself to working at least 10 years and then the pros of job training at my age start to look a little better to me but I'm still looking at sinking time and money into my training - which would also delay the start of my 10 year stretch of employment.  Then I have to look at the pay I would get minus the cost of training to figure out whether or not it makes more sense to just go for an entry level office position (hard to find) or a service industry job. I've done both types of work before so at least I know what those jobs are like.

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Except you are still operating with the premise that you are likely to get hired you in your mid to late 50s.  No employer cares if you have a good work ethic from 20 years ago and new job training at that age.  Your debate with yourself makes no sense.

You don’t need any job training to go get a service job or some low level office job.[/quote]

It depends on the job.  Some jobs actually are a better fit for older people.  [/quote]

What skilled jobs are a better fit for 60 year olds?[/quote]

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