Does Age Discrimination Worsen Within a Recession?

"87% of Americans believe that women will experience age discrimination at some point in their lives"

"Women think age discrimination begins at age 43 for themselves and at age 47 for men"

According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), age based complaints are up about 21% from 10 years ago. Elizabeth Grossman, an attorney with EEOC’s New York office says, "People are living longer and wanting to work longer. But quite a few employers resist keeping these employees on their payroll past a certain point." They also are saying that applicants over 50, continue reading »

Dodging The Downsizing Disaster Because It Can Happen To You

In today’s world, nothing is certain. Decades ago, when you took a job it meant financial security for the rest of your life if you stayed with it. Employers valued skilled employees.

Not so today.

Employment, the sheer act of having a job, has become a disposable commodity. Employees never really know from day to day if their job will exist tomorrow. Uncertainty plagues the backs of minds all across the country, around the world. It’s unfortunate, but treating their employees right, and trying to hang on to the skilled and efficient, appears to be taking a back seat to profits. The catch phrase is "downsizing" which means nothing more then someone (or multiple someones) are about to lose their job.

So what can you do to protect yourself in a shaky world?

Hundreds, if not hundreds of thousands, of individuals and families are turning to the internet to find that one thing that will bring a steady paycheck and build into the business of their dreams. But choosing the proper "right thing" is the stumbling block of most.

We are told to play to our strengths and this is solid advice. However, there are also ways to tap into your until now unknown strengths and build them into a sound business venture.

The best advice, though, is to also take a look closer to home. If disaster should strike, are you financially prepared to take that hit – losing your job? Will you be able to sustain yourself and your family more than a week, a month, several months, or even years?

The answer for most of us is no.

Lucky for many, there are the online opportunities that combine both financial security with an incoming producing revenue. It’s discovering the right one, that fits your goals and your work ethic that is the challenge.

The person looking to make a quick buck, or get rich quick, is almost certainly, also the person who has not done a thing to protect himself or herself should the unemployment shoe drop. These individuals will make a bad situation worse.

My best advice is to think not just in the here and now, but down the road. Create stability for yourself online – where you have control. Build to become the master of your own fate, and explore only those potential businesses that will brighten your future.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Janet Giacoma provides home business direction and home business solutions to keep you on track and making money for years to come. Stop by The Abundant Alliance Blog and explore your potential!

Creating Wealth & Protecting Your Retirement – Take Action

Today all of the headlines make you dizzy with the news of the stock market and housing plunges again. Headlines such as – Amid panic, Stock Market Makes Wild Swings, Which Banks are Solid Now, 1 in 6 Owe More than Their House is Worth, and on and on…. You could spend all day paralyzed not taking any action due to fear. Understandably, we’re in and going into even more uncertain times.

Confidence in the U.S. system is sinking, and there are many who are predicting the "bottom" will be a much harder hit than originally expected. What can you do to protect yourself and your families? Educate yourself! If you’re in the Middle Class, you will likely slide into poverty unless you take action. Here’s a specific suggestion continue reading »

Want Real Career Freedom?

Think of it, a job you love and plenty of money….. what’s the old saying – "Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life?" Why then do so many of us stay in unfulfilling jobs? Especially now with so much unpredictable volatility around us. Possibly that’s why continue reading »