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Originally Posted by OLS
This was my plan, too, that and dying of cancer. However there are no jobs for us now, like there were then.
You and I both think, 'eh, at worst, I can greet at the Mart.' or 'I am sure I will be able to work, because
unlike THIS generation, I still understand the meaning of work'. But that is when there were textile mills
and car factories and electronics manufacturers and more industries than I can count. NOW, there are
way fewer jobs, and old folks are getting pushed out as being too expensive to employ and remain competitive.
Working longer might be a dream. So save your money. I plan on designing avatars for spare change.
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I'm a hospital security officer and we've got lots of "retirees" working for us, so it's easy to see myself working here for the rest of my life. The thing about security, as an industry, is that when the economy is good, there is more money for us, when the economy is bad, there is more need for us. I've been with my company for 23 years and we've NEVER laid anyone off.