Comments on: Women Over 50—Transition to New Directions http://feistysideoffifty.com/2008/04/14/women-over-50%e2%80%94transition-to-new-directions/ Celebrating Women 50 and Better Sat, 12 May 2012 18:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Beverly http://feistysideoffifty.com/2008/04/14/women-over-50%e2%80%94transition-to-new-directions/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Beverly Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:02:15 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-272 Losing my "hot shot job" in Corporate America was a mixed blessing. I lost a steady income but i gained some peace of mind and sanity. It really does depend on how you choose to focus once the ax has fallen. Losing my “hot shot job” in Corporate America was a mixed blessing. I lost a steady income but i gained some peace of mind and sanity. It really does depend on how you choose to focus once the ax has fallen.

]]> By: Heidi Caswell http://feistysideoffifty.com/2008/04/14/women-over-50%e2%80%94transition-to-new-directions/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Heidi Caswell Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:24:10 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-273 It is not just age. Employees expect to get paid more when they have more years experience. My mother-in-law was forced into an early retirement along with some of her long time co-workers. Bottom line, they didn't have to pay the newbies as much. Often a money issue. Thank goodness we have the freedom to pick what to do with our lives instead of giving the control to someone else. It is not just age. Employees expect to get paid more when they have more years experience. My mother-in-law was forced into an early retirement along with some of her long time co-workers. Bottom line, they didn’t have to pay the newbies as much. Often a money issue. Thank goodness we have the freedom to pick what to do with our lives instead of giving the control to someone else.

]]> By: Magnolia http://feistysideoffifty.com/2008/04/14/women-over-50%e2%80%94transition-to-new-directions/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Magnolia Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:56:29 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-271 Hello Again Eileen, I agree. Sometimes a good shake-up is good for us in the long run. It opens doors for new opportunity and new growth in our lives that we would likely not have experienced had we not been forced against our will to change. I firmly believe that mid-lifer's have so much to give to our society and economy. Some employers are wising up and realizing this, some are not and always look for the younger blood. That is a shame because they are losing out on a wealth of knowledge, experience and dedication that mid-lifers bring to the table. Hello Again Eileen,

I agree. Sometimes a good shake-up is good for us in the long run.

It opens doors for new opportunity and new growth in our lives that we would likely not have experienced had we not been forced against our will to change.

I firmly believe that mid-lifer’s have so much to give to our society and economy.

Some employers are wising up and realizing this, some are not and always look for the younger blood.

That is a shame because they are losing out on a wealth of knowledge, experience and dedication that mid-lifers bring to the table.

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