An article in the May 16, 2010, edition of The Dallas Morning News, on page 33A by Catherine Rampell with The New York Times, describes a woman who lost her job after 30 years of doing administrative work. Rampell argues that a number of factors are at work here. First, during an economic turn-down, organizations are forced to reduce their staffs. In addition, poor economic conditions give organizations cover for eliminating marginal performing workers. And finally, advances in technology continue to replace humans in business tasks.
The article provides no easy solutions for unemployed because of one of more of these factors. I think that it is important for such workers to understand their situation and develop a plan to upgrade their skills or to learn new skills. As has been said “denial” is not a river in Egypt and does not improve personal situations.
Please share your thoughts about dealing with obsolete skills with other readers of this blog.
Thanks! Glyn
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