Still able to get a job at 63? Consider yourself lucky.

I "early-retired" from IBM in my very early 50s, contracted
for a few years (when one was available) and ran out of
contract jobs by 60 (nobody wanted "older contractors").
BTW, I was living in a high-tech, good-sized metropolitan
area where there were plenty of jobs (both permanent and
contract work). I also kept up my skills with all the latest
technologies and when something new came out and was taught
at the local college, I took classes. It was quite interesting,
I'd learn a new technology (maybe a year or two in existence)
and find out the HR and "consulting companies" would tell me
they ONLY WANTED people with a good 5 years or more experience
in "that technology". On occasion, I'd find out later that
they "hired" a new college grad, WHO JUST HAD those 5 years of
experience in THAT technology. I guess you could say it was
their round-about way of saying "you can welcome us to Wal-Mart".
I'd run across other "oldsters" who had similar experiences.

Lets face, age discrimination is rampant out there. I saw
recently (I believe in the IBMRETIREE forum) that IBM restarted
the 999 program. What is the salary for those "oldsters" who do
go back - what they were paid 10 - 15 years ago or what they pay
someone today at that level? I can probably guess.


--- In ibmunion@yahoogroups.com, Paly <pal409@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks thats me. Of course being retired from ibm means working
> full time at age 63
>