I live in the USA. I have a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Over the twenty-five years I have worked as software engineer, I have been laid off and replaced by lower cost H-1B visa employees six times. I have found no work after my last lay off. I live in a country where anyone who is not a millionaire is treated like garbage. Any STEM employee over 50 is considered too expensive to employ, as employers can bring in an unlimited number of foreign workers on H-1B visas who are under 35 and have lower health insurance costs. Why continue to live in a country that hates its citizens and is bringing in thousands of H-1B visa employees when we have over a million citizens with STEM degrees who are unemployed?  “From 1999 to 2010, the suicide rate among Americans ages 35 to 64 rose by nearly 30 percent†according to http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/health/suicide-rate-rises-sharply-in-us.html?_r=0 . Our government’s only answer is to increase the number of H-1B visas and put more citizens out of work.
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‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
Beautiful, Matthew 25:31-46
I’ve done that for people and they just trashed me for it. Won’t do it again 🙂
I just went to a job interview 2 days ago, drove a long distance, tried for a job with ATT. I walked in the store (where the interview was) and knew i was in trouble right away. There were a lot of employees in there, the oldest one appeared to be around 30, maybe even less.
I’m 47. While I have a good solid work background, clean criminal record, great skills in sales (and management), I received an email yesterday saying “we have chosen not to choose you”.
Well, its the age. I can bet anything I will be able to go in the store where this position is being filled, and see who they did pick (and I will, since it is local).
Health insurance costs alone for me are a turnoff to an employer.
Yes, you are 100 percent correct. This country is shit in a lot of ways. I can see why a lot of good people are depressed.
And on a side note, I wont mention the company, but I was in training some years ago for a part time job I wanted to take on the side, and while in the room overheard the lady there having a discussion with someone how “we need to hire more latinos” in order to keep up with the companys’ “quota”.
Its not like it was years ago.
I wish the best for you. Im in the same position right now. At least I can go out and find gold to sell until I get hired (for something).
It’s more about saving a buck than anything. They’d probably welcome more people offing themselves, honestly. More for the greedy shitbags to collect.
in before “you’re just choosing to be depressed”
NO!!! Software engineer is like my dream job. I guess I’m going to have to move to Canada, then.
G.W sometimes you fucking irk me…what the hell does posting a stupid ass bible verse do for this man!?!? You literally said nothing you just copied and pasted some empty words like he is supposed to read them then god will give him a job at his tech company. I’m so fucking sick of people coming to this site throwing jesus and god around like NOBODY has never heard of them before!!! ummm REALITY CHECK they are not here!!! If they do exist they are in heaven God doesn’t work and he pays no bills and neither does Jesus!!!….oh your home is going to be foreclosed? IRS says you owe back taxes? In the red with your bank?….guess how much money Jesus in going to loan you!? NONE!…. stop with that bullshit!. I’m at my wits end with coming on here and seeing bible thumpers!!!
Seriously! STOP
i am 48 college edu and had my own biz
broke
in hotel
with my dog
snowing out in ny
im hungry
cold
and understand what you mean
I feel hated and trapped
no where to go that I can begin again
I dont want to begin again anymore
I feel so sick all the time
i want the lights to go out
I had 2 kids and handed them to my ex
thats all I was here to do
I am poison
If you din’t got a job, you are lucky enough to start your own company.
Working for others is for normal people.
Come out of mindset that some one will donate me work and I will finish my 80 years easily.
At least you are in the edge of creating some thing because you din’t find a job.
This is my story exactly, except add 20 years. Got a job inquiry a week ago. Perfect for me. Managing a team of several developers, etc. I’ve done that! For years! Gave the person references. They all said the references were amazing; everyone loved me. So, come in for a face-to-face. I did. And I i knew immediately I was screwed. “You are amazing. Your references gave you glowing reports. But (with that slightly pitiful look on her face, like she’s burying her dead goldfish in the backyard), “the client really needs someone with x, and z. ” Could not have shown me the door fast enough. I have two IT certificates; getting another one from Microsoft in about two weeks, but in my heart I know it’s hopeless and I don’t have a Plan C. B was exhausted a long time ago. I wake up every morning and suicide is my first thought. I will be planning it shortly.