[dfwgator]

He is a dinosaur who needs to learn to walk again.

But here is the problem that older workers face. If you say he needs to walk again, he is in essence the same as a kid just coming out of college. Who would an employer rather take on?? If a company has to pay to train somebody, they would rather train the younger worker. This is why saying that an older worker should retrain is fine and dandy, but even then they still face an uphill battle.

[matthew_the_brain]

big freakin deal......the world does not owe anyone a living simply because of their age, education, whatever. I would think someone this age would have had a plan B, plan C, etc.

[RobRoy]

Who would you rather train, an older worker who will stay after you train him, or a young worker who gets the training and runs off to another company for more money, thanks to your training.

There just isn't the security in knowing your young recruits are going to stay like there was a few decades ago.

[glory]

sounds like two companies were willing to retrain him so what says you now?