As I listen to the horror stories about unemployment as especially with people after 50 it makes me wonder what happened to society mostly companies try to succeed in today's business atmosphere. There was a time seniority was something everyone was looking for.
I moved to San Francisco because the company needed someone that "had been there and done that"! I moved back across county for the same reason! The exception this time it was "sight unseen"! What does this mean? I was hired purely on my resume and some documents I had written!
OK, so the resume had 4 pages of major accomplishments. Yes, I am proud to say, I have done and traveled allot to assist companies succeed. I loved managing people and developing standards and processes. I was respected not only for what I said, but by what I know!
After two auto accident I am left with short term memory and many other challenges, but my long term memory is intact. It's like work is permanently programmed in my brain. I wake up thinking I need to go to work! I wake up managing people. I don;t think an hour goes by I don;t try to fix or recommend a solution to something that is none of my business. It's built within my brain "do it right the first time"! Yet so many can't grasp the concept. It KILLS me!
So today when someone is near or over 50 is frowned upon, we should think out of the box and utilize common sense! There was a time experience counted for something and actually we got paid for what we could do and knew knew how to do it. Maybe it explains the problem with our society and most companies! When you loss the ones that have the knowledge, it's all down hill from there!
Let's go back to a time when you can be hired "sight unseen"! After all a resume will get you in, but you better know you're shit when you get thee!
Dr. Q
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