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Dear Greta,
I am 56 years old. Because of company policy, I am being forced out of my job, even after 25 years of service to the company. I know it ' s because they want to hire employees at lower salaries, and with less built in benefits. I am not ready for retirement, as I ' m still young and productive. The legalities are such that I could stay. If I do, though, the powersthat-be will make it so miserable for me, I won ' t want to stay, so, you see, I really have no choice. I am scared. I feel I ' m much too young to have to live on a fixed income, and at my age, I ' m not even eligible for whatever meager money I might get from Social Security. Because of all this, I ' ve been increasingly down and irritable. My wife is having a hard time dealing with me, but I can ' t help myself. Do you have any suggestions for someone who is being foreced to become old before his time?
- Weary
Dear Weary,
First of all, you need help for your depression, which is understandable. Please contact a counselor. This doesn ' t mean you ' re crazy. It merely means you are going through a rough time right now and need some help to deal with it. At 56, you are young by today ' s standards, and you don ' t have to retire at all. It is not too late to start a career, even one totally unrelated from the field you ' re in now. Think about what interests you and then look into possibilities connected to those interests. You might even want to pursue some adult education courses to that end. This, in itself, will open up a whole new world to you. Good luck!
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