You may be a victim of good ole' fashioned age discrimination. It's out there in full force.
Why hire a seasoned, experienced expert when you can hire 2 kids who will work like slaves for 60 hour weeks for the same money? Or hire 10 Indians... Lou Syracuse wrote: > I've been looking for a weekend job for months, I hear the same thing. > Dumbing-down the resume/job history doesn't help - hard to cover up 20+ > years of technical experience. > > My 18-year old daughter is getting callbacks; I can't even get Starbucks to > talk with me. I have worked on hotel front-desk systems, but even they > think I'll get bored quickly. It's not about 'being bored' or > 'overqualified' - its about being able to pay your bills! If that isn't > motivation enough... > > One more year before my son starts school, then the wife will go back to > work at least part-time... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Virgil Bierschwale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yeah, if you lie on your resume. > One look at any of us and these are their exact words because I've heard > them thousands of times these last few years.. > > "You'll never stay, so I can't hire you" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of MB Software Solutions > > $5k per year?! Unbelievable....you could flip burgers for 3x that amount! > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom > they are addressed. > If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the > originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this > e-mail message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. > > Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual > sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, > states them to be the views of Merle Norman Cosmetics. > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
