Summary:
Gee whiz!  I never thought I would have to look for a job again, but I do.  unny that no one taught or told me that savings don't last forever.  I'm in hat "pickle!"  Besides savings running out, I feel better working!

Keywords:
fear, discrimination, resources, action

Article Body:
Gee whiz!  I never thought I would have to look for a job again, but I do.  unny that no one taught or told me that savings don't last forever.  I'm in that "pickle!"  Besides savings running out, I feel better working!

That idea goes again the grain of American culture.  People of a certain age re encouraged to find fun things to do and not work at a job!  Work is an American dirty word!  But I want to feel productive, make money, be around ounger folks and have some fun times at WORK.

Heck, I don't have time to think about the culture I live in. I'm older and I eed a job!

What can I do to find a job to do?  Before I get started in looking for a job, 'm just plain scared that no one will hire me.  I've heard lots of stories about age discrimination and I don't want to look for a job where someone will tell me that I'm over-qualified, just to get rid of me because I'm old.

I know it only takes one employer to hire me, not half a dozen at once, but I may have to see more than I think  is my share of talking to employers to find something!  How can I do this?

I think I'd better not think of how hard this is going to be and concentrate on inding employers who will want to hire me.  It only takes one  If I let fear take over in the job search because I have grey hair, then I will make my search that much harder & make myself feel useless.  

I think I need to talk to someone about my plans to find a job.  I can talk to Bob, my nephew; Carol,  my cousin about what I want to do to find a job. They have always been kind and helpful to me in the past.  I'll let them know soon.  They also make me feel proud of who I am and of my age.

Talking it over is good, but I need direction too about what to do next.  Where can I talk to others about my situation?  I'll just look in the phone book first.

I've found some employment agencies.  I know their hours by asking for information on the phone.  I'll go to one or two to sign up.  

I did get to the two employment agencies.  They recommended that I take some computer classes,  which they offer for a fee.  I can't do that as I'm lready scared about spending more of my savings. The people at these places didn't seem to have other ways of helping me.  

The phone book didn't help me much with people or places that might help me find a job.  I think I'll look in the help wanted columns of my local newspaper to find a job.  There must be some jobs that I can do listed in the paper.

I'm so confused about reading these ads.  Nothing seems to fit me.  I've never had much of a work history, just being in & out of seasonal farm work.  I never thought it was necessary to have a CAREER.  I barely got out of high school when I had to work.  My family just worked at anything that came along. So did I.

One of my neighbors mentioned that I should go to WorkSource.  I had never heard of this place.

I finally went there to find out about what I could do to find a job.  When I got someone to help me from there, I was put into a job club for older workers.  There were about 12 of us in the job club room.  Some were older than I & some were younger.  

The instructor in this job club was one of the employees of this agency.  It was sure an eye opener to be in there.  I looked at some of the others who were there & compared myself with those who looked older, those who looked younger; those who had a give-up attitude & those who might find something to do.  I wanted to be one of those finding a real job.

I decided then & th