A Bit Scary, A Bit Sad

A story about a former financial services guy who can't find work.

Essentially, a huge chunk of his industry disappeared over night. Here's the thing - this story of middle aged workers having a tough time finding work once laid off - is not new. This has been going on for a long time and not many people talk about it - particularly men - because of the shame associated with it. Men, moreso than women, find a sense of purpose and sense of self-worth through work. Middle aged guys are too expensive for a companies and the "efficient" ways companies work nowadays. Many become obsolete.

I actually think this is both economically and culturally unwise for our society to discard folks this way. With all we know about health today, folks are living longer and longer and therefore their working careers should be longer.