I got a job after 18 months of looking I'm doing some bullshit specialty software i hate but that I happen to know pretty well The lesson there, to me, is thi

I got a job after 18 months of looking I'm doing some bullshit specialty software i hate but that I happen to know pretty well The lesson there, to me, is think about specializing. Why? Because...why not? Outside of that My advice to older folks looking for IT work is It is not going to happen -- think about stocking shelves or anything you can Once you come to terms with the situation, then you can get real about what is really required to get a job A miracle and tons of hard work of the type you don't want to do I've seen lots of good advice on here that I think is pretty good Like Look younger Act younger Dress younger Be younger Reach out on LinkedIn and other places -- it won't help but I think it is important to check the boxes -- it's a pretty good way to quickly get to rock bottom shame or shamelessness -- completely remove your ego from the equation Even busted my ass for an AWS cert -- worthless I've started losing weight and people are noticing I figure each 10 lbs you lose takes off a year or two of age What would I do if I got shitcanned tomorrow? I would probably become an 'out' specialist in this particular software I know I _hate_ this gd software But a job is a job There have also been sites that claimed to specialize in helping to hire older workers I figure it was just a scam but I would also check it out I did occasionally get play from startups that I was actually interested in -- by writing authentic-ish notes of interest But yeah nobody but the 1%ers are getting jobs in this market And that is some weird mix of the geniuses, connected, etc. Nobody else getting hired -- I don't care if you are 25 yo or 75 yo -- not happening