Long ago, I decided I had enough of working as a secretary and earned a Master's degree. Unfortunately, my old employer decided they didn't want ANY secretaries that had more education than a G.E.D. and forced several of us out of our jobs by eliminating our positions and rewriting the job descriptions to reflect a lower education. I was able to take an early retirement and grabbed the opportunity to keep my pension, even though it's a struggle to make ends meet.
Fast forward to today, I went to Voc. Rehab., trying to find employment where I can use my degrees and not deal with age discrimination and ableism. I was told by one Voc. Rehab. counselor that (a) I am WAY OVERQUALIFIED for everything in my geographic area because of my education and (b) Age Discrimination happens but you can't prove it. I was advised to try self-employment, which I'm still doing.
The last Voc. Rehab. counselor I spoke to has been pressuring me to give up self-employment and apply for a regular job and SENDS ME A JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BECOMING A SECRETARY AGAIN!
WTF?!?!?!?!?!!?!?
