• fenrasulfr@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    My dad had to do it because he was too old at 56 (office job). In 3 years (government support and savings) he could not find anyone who would take him. Eventually he started working small construction jobs (which he enjoys doing) through someone that did work on his house.

    So I think there are plenty older people that actually know the difficulty.

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        10 days ago

        That is the thing, the old connections were worthless. This was a connection he made after looking for a job for 3 years.

        The thing that kept his head above the water were his savings and the European safety net.