My dad is unable to find a job

My dad is going to turn 62 this year. He was retired from job 2 years ago. Sadly, he is not getting back his backlog money of $24,000 (i am from different country) from his company. The company is in legal trouble and has taken the matter of paying retired employees to the court. Court is not giving any date. My dad's money is hanging for a long time. He is making lots of efforts to find a job since last 2-3 months. He knows it will be too late when he gets his backlog money. He is trying a lot but not getting any calls. Even when he gets a call, the pay is too less. My dad has lots of issues regarding getting job too. He cannot accept any job so easily. If he is getting job from other city, he will complain that most of the expenses will go in living. My dad cannot even drive or work as a labourer. My dad worked in a corporate job for 30 years. He even has a MBA degree which he did in mid 80s. He has good command over proofreading and English grammar. He sends his resume to lots of places in Indeed. He is in dire need of money. The monthly pension is also too low. He needs job as soon as possible.

Hi Nitnit, Off the top of my head, maybe your dad can get into doing some sort of data entry, accounting or bookkeeping work? I see proofreader being recommended as an online job people can do as well, though I don't know how much AI has cut into any of these fields. Upwork, Monster, Clickworker, SimplyHired, PeoplePerHour, Fiverr, FlexJobs, Glassdoor and ZipRecruiter are some other online alternatives to Indeed, also. There may be different listings on those sites. (Actually, I was unfamiliar with some of these sites until I started looking around. Maybe this thread is a good reference for all of us, if the need for new job leads comes up.) If he has an interesting voice, and a decent enough microphone, well who knows - maybe he could even get into doing voice-work? lol. The sky's the limit, I suppose. But sincerely, I hope your father is managing okay. Consider trying to aid him in his search for other work. And maybe one of the positions listed on the web page I came across will strike him as something he could potentially do? https://www.oberlo.com/blog/online-jobs

The easy way to find a job is; Decide where you want to work Create a job you can do there Do the job, you just created It is that easy - The idea of creatin a job, you can do is - nobody else IS doin the job, so competition IS reduced It is more/less difficult now, have left eu - but it is still manageable

Agree x 2. NitNit, how's about he take the creative route that the GenZ's and Millennials have thought up? This is, to apply for jobs with companies in other countries whom do business/have offices/branches in your dad's country, even his locality, and hence the foreign company want people who'll be prepared to be posted (or in your dad's case, prepared to stay right where he is) to your dad's country/town? (Clever tactic, isn't it! :)) In the meantime, though, it may just be that he needs more time to catch-up with this, what must be a HUGE shock and betrayal? He's traumatised and needs to heal enough, first, to be capable of being employable again? If that's the case, don't nag him or you'll just delay his recovery. His confidence will have taken a serous nose-dive. He needs a little holiday, to gather his mental strength again. Great that you care, though; you're a good son. That helps, trust me. Could you offer to play teammate on Project Find A Job - once he's ready enogh to face it, I mean? E.g. offer now to be available to read and edit his application, CV and covering letters? Phone him more often for a chat (as someone he can trust, that - hearing your voice and feeling your presence - would be MIGHTILY soothing and therapeutic for him in his, I'm sure, state of high sense of vulnerability and anxiety (fear of the future). Does that make sense to you?

Sorry for the long absence from this forum 3 days ago, my dad went for an interview in a mentorship Centre where employees are supposed to teach students English for clearing global English proficiency test exams to get admission in foreign colleges/universities. In short words, he went there for a post of training those students to clear English proficiency tests who want to study abroad. My dad will be given 7 days of training where they will decide whether they would select him or not. This starts from April 6 and ends on April 14. It's probation period. Therefore, job is not assured for my dad. That Centre is also very far from home. It is 16km away from home. My dad will lose 35-40% of his income in commute if he gets job. If he rejects it, he won't be getting any job. My dad is not a tech savvy person. He is not fit for online freelance jobs. He got selected for an interview from that Centre just because he worked in a corporate sector and in that department where he used to proofread, grammar check, translate.

Welcome back Nitnit33, No need to apologize, I know people have lives outside of here. I am glad you returned to update us on the situation, however! I would say your dad should attend training and accept that job if he's offered it. So much isn't guaranteed anymore, it's better to have something and be bringing in a little money rather than nothing. 16km is about 10 miles, right? Well, that's not too bad. I've had jobs I've driven less far to get to, and I've had jobs I've driven farther for. Right now I drive probably half of that. Will it really eat up that much of his income? Do you think there is anything you could do to help cover some of his income and soften the blow? Like maybe you can kick him some gas money each week? Idk if that's an option or not.

Word of advice, don`t apply for a job > create a job Decide where you want to work, and create a job you can do > I don`t know your area of skills to be specific But I am sure you will be able to create a job that you can do