one of them is out of job for the past 12 yrs!!!
he went for lots of interviews. one of them asked him, "you're a
former GM, sure you want this kind of salary?" or: "if you work
here, no more jobs left for me."
"give me a 1600 job and i will come. but i still cant find a job.
am i not a willing worker?"
in the 3rd quarter of this year, graduates aged 40-49 recorded the
lowest re-employment rate of 66.3% within 6 mths of retrenchment.
88.4% for diploma holders and 77.2% for those with below-secondary
qualification.
1 in 2 of those unemployed are 40 and above. 14% have at least a
diploma.
today, around 8100 or 2.5% of all PMETs aged 40 to 55, are still
jobless.
although the number has dropped, it is not because things are
looking up for jobless middle managers. rather. it is that many
have taken stopgap work in desperation. many have joined the
swelling ranks of management consultants without clients, or become
taxi drivers, brokers, financial advisers etc.
