I’m the “Ask the Expert” for some websites, and lately I’ve been getting questions about employment after 50. Since many of my clients are in midlife career transitions, I can tell you firsthand – yes, there is life after 50.
Creating Your Own Employment Security
“Well, it’s happening. My employer, the County Health and Welfare System, is buying me out. I leave in April, 2002. Seems like a long time from now, but I know it’s really just around the corner. So how do I evaluate my skills? And how do I begin a new career? And how do I deal with the fear of the unknown, of the lack of income (other than the retirement check), of maybe working alone out of this office?”