The depression,
ennui, and disorientation experienced when, for the first time in your life,
you lose your job AND you are over the age of
55.
Jane: "Wow. I cannot believe that after working for The Company for
18 years, they eliminated my position,
without so much as a warning. I have never lost a job before! "
Dick: "Sounds like
ageism to me. Welcome to your three-quarter life crisis. Sucks"