OP here. Actually, severance package is generous. You get two weeks severance for every year worked there, so he’ll get 36 weeks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

+1

There is a great position available as an Executive Operations Specialist at the EPA. Full?Time position working 40 hours per week @ $27,260 per year ($13.25 per hour), plus benefits including paid health insurance and generous vacation/sick/holiday leave.

http://ssai.is.production.wordpress.s3.amazonaws.c...s-Specialist-Washington_DC.pdf

I assume your are joking - $27k a year in the DC area? I guess he could "live" in a homeless shelter.

To the OP - how old were the other folks in your father's group that were laid off? If everyone was over 40, time to lawyer up and at least negotiate a generous severance package.

Read the thread. OP said there was a generous severance package.

Read back through it twice - I see no mention of a severance package by OP.

Oof. I’m thinking of a different thread. My bad!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remove dates from CV

hm..maybe that's my problem. I'm 48. But, then how do you show what years you've worked where if you remove the dates?

You drop things over 10 years old.

But if someone can still Google your age, how does it help?

That website that posts your age, political affiliation, etc... will take down your info if you contact them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remove dates from CV

hm..maybe that's my problem. I'm 48. But, then how do you show what years you've worked where if you remove the dates?

You drop things over 10 years old.

But if someone can still Google your age, how does it help?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

+1

There is a great position available as an Executive Operations Specialist at the EPA. Full?Time position working 40 hours per week @ $27,260 per year ($13.25 per hour), plus benefits including paid health insurance and generous vacation/sick/holiday leave.

http://ssai.is.production.wordpress.s3.amazonaws.c...s-Specialist-Washington_DC.pdf

I assume your are joking - $27k a year in the DC area? I guess he could "live" in a homeless shelter.

To the OP - how old were the other folks in your father's group that were laid off? If everyone was over 40, time to lawyer up and at least negotiate a generous severance package.

Read the thread. OP said there was a generous severance package.

Read back through it twice - I see no mention of a severance package by OP.

Anonymous wrote:

+1

There is a great position available as an Executive Operations Specialist at the EPA. Full?Time position working 40 hours per week @ $27,260 per year ($13.25 per hour), plus benefits including paid health insurance and generous vacation/sick/holiday leave.

http://ssai.is.production.wordpress.s3.amazonaws.c...s-Specialist-Washington_DC.pdf

I assume your are joking - $27k a year in the DC area? I guess he could "live" in a homeless shelter.

To the OP - how old were the other folks in your father's group that were laid off? If everyone was over 40, time to lawyer up and at least negotiate a generous severance package.

Read the thread. OP said there was a generous severance package.

+1

There is a great position available as an Executive Operations Specialist at the EPA. Full?Time position working 40 hours per week @ $27,260 per year ($13.25 per hour), plus benefits including paid health insurance and generous vacation/sick/holiday leave.

http://ssai.is.production.wordpress.s3.amazonaws.c...s-Specialist-Washington_DC.pdf

I assume your are joking - $27k a year in the DC area? I guess he could "live" in a homeless shelter.

To the OP - how old were the other folks in your father's group that were laid off? If everyone was over 40, time to lawyer up and at least negotiate a generous severance package.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sorry this happened.

The AARP has a job board with postings from companies who are specifically looking to hire people over the age of 50:

https://www.aarp.org/work/?intcmp=AE-WOR-W50-IL

A lot of other companies also look for age 40+ workers. Could he possibly get in touch with a recruiter to help him find something else?

I always wondered why companies aren't encouraged to hire older workers by the government? If companies are encouraged to hire "diverse" candidates, why isn't age (45 or 50+) something that a company should get credit for doing? Companies don't have to pay older workers more than they would a younger worker, just hire them. While I understand that older workers might use more medical/dental benefits, this could be offset by some sort of tax credit.

The government DOES do this. It’s called the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

+1

There is a great position available as an Executive Operations Specialist at the EPA. Full?Time position working 40 hours per week @ $27,260 per year ($13.25 per hour), plus benefits including paid health insurance and generous vacation/sick/holiday leave.

http://ssai.is.production.wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/11/SSAI-CD-0015-Executive-Operations-Specialist-Washington_DC.pdf

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sorry this happened.

The AARP has a job board with postings from companies who are specifically looking to hire people over the age of 50:

https://www.aarp.org/work/?intcmp=AE-WOR-W50-IL

A lot of other companies also look for age 40+ workers. Could he possibly get in touch with a recruiter to help him find something else?

I always wondered why companies aren't encouraged to hire older workers by the government? If companies are encouraged to hire "diverse" candidates, why isn't age (45 or 50+) something that a company should get credit for doing? Companies don't have to pay older workers more than they would a younger worker, just hire them. While I understand that older workers might use more medical/dental benefits, this could be offset by some sort of tax credit.

The government DOES do this. It’s called the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

Anonymous wrote:Here's a positive story:

I just got a new job at age 58 and only went on one interview! I'm a female in the communications field who had been at my company for a long time. Financially, things weren't doing great, with several years of flat pay and eliminated retirement match, but I didn't think I'd be laid off.

But given my "advanced age," from a millennial doing the hiring perspective at any rate, I decided to look around because I thought it would take a long time to find something, or I never would.

I applied to a total of eight jobs starting in August, including three at AARP that I felt I was a really good match for. Got two rejection emails, never heard from the others (including AARP) and interviewed at the one I was eventually hired for.

I combed through a lot of listings on LinkedIn, Indeed and some sites in my field.

Hoping the advice on here is helpful for your dad, and he finds something soon.

It sounds like it can be easier for older women to get work then men, I wonder why that would be?

Here's a positive story:

I just got a new job at age 58 and only went on one interview! I'm a female in the communications field who had been at my company for a long time. Financially, things weren't doing great, with several years of flat pay and eliminated retirement match, but I didn't think I'd be laid off.

But given my "advanced age," from a millennial doing the hiring perspective at any rate, I decided to look around because I thought it would take a long time to find something, or I never would.

I applied to a total of eight jobs starting in August, including three at AARP that I felt I was a really good match for. Got two rejection emails, never heard from the others (including AARP) and interviewed at the one I was eventually hired for.

I combed through a lot of listings on LinkedIn, Indeed and some sites in my field.

Hoping the advice on here is helpful for your dad, and he finds something soon.

1. Look young. He doesn't need to dye his hair, but he needs to dress and speak as if he's ten years younger.

2. Trim CV and cut off dates of older events, diploma years, etc, so that nothing gives it away.

3. And, yes, networking will save him.

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sorry this happened.

The AARP has a job board with postings from companies who are specifically looking to hire people over the age of 50:

https://www.aarp.org/work/?intcmp=AE-WOR-W50-IL

A lot of other companies also look for age 40+ workers. Could he possibly get in touch with a recruiter to help him find something else?

I always wondered why companies aren't encouraged to hire older workers by the government? If companies are encouraged to hire "diverse" candidates, why isn't age (45 or 50+) something that a company should get credit for doing? Companies don't have to pay older workers more than they would a younger worker, just hire them. While I understand that older workers might use more medical/dental benefits, this could be offset by some sort of tax credit.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry. This is a bad situation. Can he retire and then maybe lecture at a community college or such?

Why would he do this? That seems like the worst thing to do financially. And it's not easy to lecture at a CC (besides crap pay and no benefits).

Also retire at 55?! I'm 45 now and my lord if I had to retire and become a community college lecturer in 10 years I would also have to move out of my house, sell my pets (dog forbid), and beg for food. Do you know what cc lecturers make? A couple thousand per semester if they are lucky. JFC. I mean I hope OP's dad saved more for retirement during his first years in the workforce than I did, and wouldn't be quite in that position - but retire at 55?! That's 15 years early.

You said he works in marketing? I work in communications. I get LinkedIn job ads almost every day for people who work in comms and marketing.

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/marketing-jobs/

I work remotely for a nonprofit. There are other remote jobs as well, where age isn't as much of an issue as it might be if you were on site.

It's also possible to earn a good living as a self-employed comms or marketing professional. (Or to at least bring in some $$ while job hunting.) I would recommend joining a group called Freelance Success - terrible name, great and helpful group. During the periods I've gone back to freelancing, I have found it to be invaluable for sharing leads, markets, marketing ideas, etc etc etc. It's like $99 a year to join and worth every penny.

OP, I’m so sorry to hear that. The same thing happened to my mother in her late 50s in her tech consulting job. She was completely terrified that no one would want her - she was highly qualified but definitely looked her age. She posted her resume on every possible site, reached out to recruiters, and had several offers within two months, all higher paying than the job that laid her off. She seriously made job hunting her full time job and applied to dozens of jobs all over the US. She got a great job and worked there until she retired at 65 by choice. This doesn’t have to be the end of your father’s career.