AJ Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 My other half is just 50 and on the wanted skills list and a vehicle painter. He is on the books of an agency that specialises in the automotive industry and looking for a sponsor for him. I have been a finance manager of a smallish manufacturing company and am pretty multi skilled, can turn my hand to most things and won't mind a complete change of career. Would even stack shelves at the local supermarket but mainly hope to be a support for my son and his young family. My son is confident we will be able to get work so I trust his judgement. What makes you think it will be so hard for us as that's a worry! It is very hard to get started in a job once you get to the 50 age. Its fine saying you will even stack shelves, but even those jobs are hard to get, a lot of the stores like Coles and Kmart take on teenagers or you get casual hours where you need to be available as and when they require you and you are not guaranteed any hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Can I just say once again that the word "pension" seems to mean quite different things in Australia and in the UK and that being on a pension does not necessarily mean choosing between eating or heating. . I think the word you're missing is "the". If you've got a private pension (or the equivalent in Australia, superannuation), then that's a different story. But when people talk about living on "the" pension, they are talking about people who don't have independent means and are totally reliant on the age pension provided by the government. In both the UK and Australia, I think it's generally accepted that can be very tough indeed, especially for people who don't own their own home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher1 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) I think the word you're missing is "the". If you've got a private pension (or the equivalent in Australia, superannuation), then that's a different story. But when people talk about living on "the" pension, they are talking about people who don't have independent means and are totally reliant on the age pension provided by the government. In both the UK and Australia, I think it's generally accepted that can be very tough indeed, especially for people who don't own their own home. Indeed it is, and I feel very sorry for anyone in that position. However, the post was still not relevant to the discussion in hand, which was about potential employment for over fifties and not about eking out a living in later life. Edited October 3, 2016 by Fisher1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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