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erronis

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3. I totally agree. But big corps don't treat people as individuals.
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 05:12 PM
Jun 2025

I've retired and restarted new careers three times (in different fields) since I was 60. I couldn't do some of the more physical stuff like running network cables when I was younger, but I have built upon skills such as communications, operating systems, financial systems, web interfaces over the years.

The OJT is so valuable - more so than the Coursera/text-book learning. But HR departments don't know how to deal with people that aren't easily pigeon-holed and replaced.

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