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Originally Posted by ValerieJo

I have 3 more years until I can retire (provided everything doesn't take a crap). I absolutely hate my job, but they pay me a lot of money to be here and it's a mile from home and I have decent vacation time.

The President of our company will retire in a few months and that will make me the oldest person in the company (59). The company I work for is definitely not female friendly (especially to us older ones).

In the last 2 years or so, we're hired about 20 people. I would say all (except for 1) are in their 20's and early 30's. In addition, the boss I've had for 8 years transferred to another department so my new boss is younger than my kids.

I try to take it one day at a time and try to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Has anyone else been in my situation and how did you deal with the waiting until you could retire?

Thanks for letting me vent.

Sign me - Tired of Cubical Hell.

You situation is not unique. In the PC industry, young people were hired and had a age bias, against older workers. That's something, you will never change. Accept it as a reality, and move forward with your life.

The saving grace for me, was being connected to positive people on TOTV.

I would:
1. Start to declutter your home, and get ready to walk out the door, as soon as it sells. It will take a lot of time to decide what you don't want, as oppossed to what you want to keep,
2. Start making a list of what you might want in a new home and work to refine it.
3. Tke one week at a time and don't look too far ahead. All you have is the "present".
4. Developa n attitude toward management of, "forgive them father, for they don't know, what they do". It will help to subside your anger, as it is very unproductive.
5. "Always keep your eye on the prize".
6. Think positively, of what you can do, with "all that money", going forward.

"when you find what you want to do with your life, you want that life to start right away". Patience will be a good trait to develop, to preserve your sanity.