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I had a bit on my mind and decided to pen an essay on older Americans being "unemployable". After I wrote this, I found an older discussion on this topic here.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022429494
disposable adjective---designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: (the definition of disposable, n.d.). This came from Dictionary.com based on Random House. At that website, there are two other definitions, but the relevance for this essay. A bit of backgrounder for why this subject becomes personal. This author is 49 years old at composition time; having been out of the workforce for over 5 years now after Transportation series of jobs, (it would be generous to call it a career after only 5 years). The trucking business is notorious for being difficult on ones health; it certainly was on mine. One of the big issues in the business is a lack of consistent sleep, which leads to many diseased problems down the road.
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The essay continues at herbied.edublogs.org. Even though I am 5 months away from 50, this applies to anyone starting at 45.
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(32,139 posts)Javaman
(62,534 posts)"We are all disposable. And we are disposed of everyday"
DAMANgoldberg
(1,278 posts)However, thanks for recognizing the older worker's plight, and how we have worth, but only to deity-based progressive organizations.
If I jackpot the lottery, I would have a business that discriminates against anyone below 40. I want grown seasoned folks that don't have time for games and drama working with me to solve problems.