Are you over the hill at 55 ??

[Hagar (Doug)]

I am starting to get a bit worried. I have been with the one company for 40 years on 27th January. I have done a lot of jobs with them during this period but fear a more senior position I would want to get will not appear before I disappear either permanently or just from the job. All young people working here now, age seems to be a pre-requisite.
Shift work is getting hard, after 30 years on shift you would think you get used to it but it doesn't get any easier. Retirement looks good but interest rates need to increase a bit first.

[astronut (John)]

You are "over the hill" at/after 55.......but it's also the best view..
Toward 55, all there is...is hill!!

[Cloudyagain (Neale)]

To look at this from a different angle, I know now that if I have a big day in the garden then the next day is going to be a Voltaren day. I am beginning to realise that I am over the top of the hill, probably a good way down the other side.

How are others that are 55 or over placed for aches and pains?

Neale.

[TrevorW]

Same here if I play soccer the next 2 days I suffer for it the joints are not like they use to be

[Hagar (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Cloudyagain

To look at this from a different angle, I know now that if I have a big day in the garden then the next day is going to be a Voltaren day. I am beginning to realise that I am over the top of the hill, probably a good way down the other side.

How are others that are 55 or over placed for aches and pains?

Neale.

Lets just say, Celebrex and voltaren aren't bad but Vioxx had them beat.

Only the joints Trevor. You are lucky.

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

I have just lost my job with the govt here in qld due to down sizing. I am 56.
I have been trying to get a job in the mines or csg as a tradesman, I have 37 years experience in my trade but the companies prefer younger people to us "oldies". I have managed to find work in my trade, with a contractor, but I keep getting compared to the younger tradesman in the company.

Adrian

Voltaren is my friend

[dannat (Daniel)]

At our bike races today (melb nth vets) there was a photo finish, one of the guys at the finish line line conceded that the young bloke won: thing was the guy who won was 65 & the guy talking was 70