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Yeah, I mean, what the hell do people do about this? I may have other skills, but programming is really the only one that can I can make a living on. I guess I'

Yeah, I mean, what the hell do people do about this? I may have other skills, but programming is really the only one that can I can make a living on. I guess I'll just go live in the woods when the economy decides it's done with me? I have no idea. My father (almost 60) doesn't work in tech, but had a very successful career until two years ago when he lost his job to workplace politics (ie, not his performance). Hasn't been able to find anything since, and eventually took a crap job at Lowe's to have something to do. It haunts me because I always saw him as resourceful and able to make things work, and now he just seems defeated.

pyre 13y ago
If your dad is having trouble finding work, then he should just learn to code! Oh, wait... /s
- bennyg 13y ago
  My dad is literally doing that right now. I talked to him this past week, and he downloaded Xcode and is going through tutorials in hopes of making an iPhone app idea he had. He is a self-employed cartographer making print maps, and had an idea for something that could translate to apps that wasn't already filled by existing niches.
TheCoelacanth 13y ago
The only thing you really can do is to make sure to save up enough money that you can afford to retire in your mid fifties if you really have to. If you lose your job at that age, it can be very hard to find another one.