[drivingmenuts]

If I were in high school, knowing what I know now about the job situation, I would look at a junior college to get the basics and then go to trade school. It's difficult to replace an electrician, or a mechanic (and we'll have auto mechanics for quite a while regardless of EV presence) or anyone else who is primarily a craftsperson. At least until the AI situation settles down a bit.

I'm 58. I'm fucked.

So it goes.

[bigstrat2003]

For what it's worth, I don't think you're fucked. You have ~7 years left to ride the storm as best you can, and even if our profession gets completely destroyed I think it will take at least 7 years for that process to happen. I, on the other hand, am much more likely to be fucked at 41 years old. I'm too old to seriously embark upon a new career, but not old enough to ride this one out if it goes to hell. So it goes, I guess.

[prewett]

You've been at your current career for 20 years, and you have at least 24 left, so it seems like there's plenty of time for a new career. Even 10 years would be a worthwhile second career. I even met someone who went to seminary around 58, worked as a pastor for 5 years, then retired (and became an Orthodox catechumen right afterwards).

[drivingmenuts]

The other part that I don't talk about much is being out of the game for 5 years due to mental illness and long-term physical disability. While discrimination is technically illegal, it's going to happen, regardless. There's way too many -isms that I'm up against right now in a sour market.