So as I have almost reached that pinnacle of the age of 50, I've also come to a few real hard realities out there. I've spent a total of 2 years getting a degree as a Medical Laboratory Technician - only to have ALL of the local hospitals and clinics turn me down for a job. My qualifications are exemplary. I graduated WITH HONORS 2nd in my class.
What's the problem? My age. Tomorrow is my 49th birthday and apparently that means I'm too 'old' to work. At least in the minds of a 20 something HR person. So............I took a job with a local factory. This week is my first week. I get up at 4:30 am, grab a hoodie, yoga pants, my steel toed boots and my lunch and off I go.
So far, ugh. Standing for 8 hours a day is brutal. Listening to kids 1/2 your age complain about how they are 'tired' and 'their feet hurt' just makes you want to throat punch them. But you try to be understanding, but still...........this is the generation of kids who said I was "Too Old' to work in a lab, yet I'm still standing at this machine while they're sitting. Who's old????
I gotta say, though. My boots are rocking it. Because if you're going to head into a factory that requires steel-toed boots, they might as well be pink:
Click on the words below to take you to the Amazon page for them. I've yet to review them, but they are doing well considering the work I'm in.
pink boots
What's the problem? My age. Tomorrow is my 49th birthday and apparently that means I'm too 'old' to work. At least in the minds of a 20 something HR person. So............I took a job with a local factory. This week is my first week. I get up at 4:30 am, grab a hoodie, yoga pants, my steel toed boots and my lunch and off I go.
So far, ugh. Standing for 8 hours a day is brutal. Listening to kids 1/2 your age complain about how they are 'tired' and 'their feet hurt' just makes you want to throat punch them. But you try to be understanding, but still...........this is the generation of kids who said I was "Too Old' to work in a lab, yet I'm still standing at this machine while they're sitting. Who's old????
I gotta say, though. My boots are rocking it. Because if you're going to head into a factory that requires steel-toed boots, they might as well be pink:
Click on the words below to take you to the Amazon page for them. I've yet to review them, but they are doing well considering the work I'm in.
pink boots
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