Re: What happened to farming pride?

Posted by Dean on February 11, 2005 at 06:35:51 from (198.185.18.207):

In Reply to: Re: What happened to farming pride? posted by Paul Winter on February 11, 2005 at 04:38:00:

Well said. I suggest, however, that you not attempt the college route at your age unless you go into health care. Speaking from experience, there are almost no decent jobs for 40+ graduates with or without experience unless you are a minority.

At 49, after a 25 year career as an engineer with several companies including GM (they hired me twice), I decided to go to law school to become a patent attorney. Excelled in law school, passed both BAR and Patent BAR on first try (only 40% do) and became one of only about 5,000 patent attorneys in the US. Now have 5 degrees, 4 professional licenses, 25+ years of excellent and diverse business experience but after a 3-year job search could only find an entry level job in customer service answering phone to which I must commute 65 miles each way. I currently make about 1/2 what I made about 12 years ago.

Cannot get job as patent attorney due to no experience even though other graduates without experience, Patent BAR, or the law school credentials that I earned routinely get 6-figure jobs. Cannot get other jobs for which I am qualified, e.g., mechanic, because too much education. Cannot even get any job with new Lowes store in home town.

Trust me, if you are a 45+ year-old male Caucasian nearly all of the doors are closed. It does not matter what is on your resume.

Dean, AS, AAS, BSEE, MBA, JD, Esq.

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• Re: What happened to farming pride? Bill in NC 13:27:28 02/11/05 (0)
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