Originally Posted by BMP
Good advice for younger people, but if you are 50 something it doesnt work, by the time I would get another education I would be almost at the retirement age.
Bonnie, don't look at it that way. When I was laid off, 600 other people were too. We were also covered under TAA and they pay for our education towards a new career. Is not as easy as it sounds, but it works well for many. I think this is where I am headed. Many people have already gone back to school, many into nursing. The sad part was that the class that started in August was only people laid off from my job. No high school graduate was accepted to make room for the people laid off. I think it was unfair to the young girls who had to go away from home for a nursing program when there was one there, just not available to them. The sadder part is that many people has dropped out because they were not in school for a real long time and could not adjust.
There is no age limit to start again a new career. I am studying to be a Funeral Director within the next 18 months. I never saw myself doing this, but I guess this is my future. Good luck to you.
Maria