Martin, I too was laid-off at age 64. I could see it coming when they kept bringing in more and more offshore resources to do our jobs. But my husband was terminally ill and I made them let me go. In the end, I was glad to be gone. It gave me time to take care of my husband before he passed and time since to handle the multitude of issues after a passing. If I do decide to seek work in the future, it's going to be on my terms. Good luck to you and to all the other viewers dealing with this same issue.
@@marshamellow2023 I am sorry to hear of your husband’s passing. But I am happy that you seem to be doing well now. Bless you and thank you for sharing 🙏🙂
It is Amazing 🤩 isn’t it. I have you and others to thank. Without you all and the Lord I could do nothing. I’m so happy you continue to support me through this channel. ❤️😃🙏
Life is too short to work in a toxic environment. Sometimes things happen that at the time we cannot understand, but look at how happy and well you are doing now. Merry Christmas Martin.
@@christinefreche1115 So true. Thank you so much Christine for continuing to be so supportive. Merry Christmas to you and your family and best for 2025 ❤️😃🙏🎄
Good Luck Martin! New subscriber, I love your content and truly admire your positivity and courage. Your approach to help others in a similar situation is also very commendable. Happy Holidays!!!
Hi Martin, I think if you keep going with creating your content you will find a big audience. Your situation resonates with people. Midlife used to be a more stable time for people, but it doesn't seem that way anymore. Many of us are having to improvise, turn to the gig economy and rethink our plans. We're all just having to piece it together now! I like your videos and how honest you are about your struggles. Thanks for sharing!
Merry Christmas Martin, Hope you have a great day. Your not alone ive been fired and made redundant twice in two years now getting on the grind at the army camp although sofa surfing at both my brother's houses.
You are doing really well so at YT, hopefully your channel keeps growing ! I am pushing 70 and still working full time, as long as your health permits keep pushing.
@@themartinblairproject I work in construction as well, I am a project manager / estimator. I wouldn't survive out in the field anymore but the office environment lets me keep going.
I came across your video today and subscribed, after watching the video about you getting fired,I am also laid off at 62 and go to the gym,and have a youtube channel that i have not uploaded any content on for a while,I will use your sucess to motivate me ,thx for sharing your experience
Merry Christmas Martin and best wishes to you in this New Year! Thank you for your optimism and positive outlook. It is refreshing in this day and age !
Merry Christmas and keep these videos coming. I can already see you improving in your presentations. If you decide to do some lives, I would love to be a moderator. Have a happy New Year!
Thank you so much Patty. You’re always so supportive and kind. I’ll have to research how to do a live video 😃 Merry Christmas to you and your family too. ❤️🙏😃
Laugh Lines and Life Lessons is another channel you might enjoy. She was laid off 2 years ago froma $180k per year job, started a YT channel and ride share driving for income.
Cheers. A few months back I was 'downsized' from a position I held for 30 years. I'm 53, and suffice it to say the job market is very different now, and not good. I for one appreciate your videos. Merry Christmas.
Ok when I hear or see a 40 something complain there too old or getting old i shake my head inside...I'll be 61 next June. In a few weeks in January ill be starting a new career...I just got my Commercial Driver's License to be a municipal bus driver. Life is a pivot here and a pivot there for some of us....I pray too and Earnestly. That soothes my heart knowing I'm doing my best... fyi: i married a nice Canadian gal from Saskatchewan 12 years ago! She isn't happy with what's going on up there but that's another video i guess.. new Subscriber rootin ya on!...were in California...ps. I can still do 25 push ups too! Enjoying your Channel!
We'll be watching you and your success on RUclips, Martin. All the challenges you're going through really resonate with me-thank you for sharing them. I can’t wait for your next video. Here’s hoping you’ll look back at the memory of getting fired and think, 'There was a reason I got fired-and that was to start this new RUclips life.' You truly deserve this. Keep that in mind every day you make a video. Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year to you and your family!
I fired myself from a job with a family owned business when I was 31 years old! I did much of the work and the 2 idiot sons got new cars, great benefits and great pay. I made a barely livable wage and they reneged on every promise they made me. I finally saw the writing on the wall, quit and started a new company from scratch. Fast forward 40 years and I am retiring from my business on 12/31/2024 at the tender age of 71 years old. I am wealthier, wiser and far happier than if I had stayed on as a "dancing monkey" with my former employer.
@@justkeepingitreal2024 That is a wonderful outcome to a bad situation. Yes I’d never advise working for or staying with a company like that. I’m happy you had success. I hope you enjoy your retirement and I hope you have a blessed New Year Thank you for sharing this experience. 😃🙏
Im 68 and I tell my kids in their thirties to never stay at a job more than five years. Keep moving making new connections and new skills. Co workers are just workers. Not family, not friends.
Depends on the job. I stayed at my last one for nearly 17 years and only left due to being made redundant when they closed the site down altogether. They had to pay me a low 6 figure sum for making me redundant and I no longer needed to work again. I'll take job security, decent wages and conditions and low stress over changing jobs and learning new skills any day of the week. I spent many years doing what you say and it was way more pleasant and stress free in my last job.
@ I understand. Many folks have no desire to constantly learn and are comfortable in routines. Most jobs and companies now are constantly changing and adapting. By being fluid and skills being updated, when changes occur in workplaces, I’ve found it easy to just move on and have little stress that I could adapt and get another gig. It’s no big deal when a company closed, merged, or new bosses came on board.
@@poppopkustomkars1234 The more important thing, imo, is to be financially savvy so that when it happens, and it will, you're in a financial position to be able to make choices in life. In my view people who are in their later 50's or 60's should already be financially setup to cut back on work or take a lower paying job if they have already been working for decades. Also living in an area where there are a variety of opportunities is important. I could have easily gone back to work many times after I retired but it doesn't interest me. Mind you having seen some of the people I've worked with over the years I reckon I have a few more skills than many of them anyway.
I worked at an employer for 37 years, and offered a severance due to “downsizing”. I accepted it. Honestly, the place had become so toxic I was ready to snap. They did my a favor.
Big difference between bricklaying and working in a office. My coworkers are my best friends! At 65 they look out for me. Always the richest people want everything for free!
63 self employed, since you mention you are Spiritual....................I am going thru the worst times of my Life "Chosen 1" where you are Jesus Christ in his last days, that is my experience. Never ever had trouble getting work, but now on Food Stamps in the most expensive State in the Country, Calif. and there is a reason so many homeless, no 1 can afford to Live here.
@@robertdavis5714 Oh Robert I am so sorry to hear this. I pray in Jesus precious name that you have peace as you face these troubles. May He grant you the strength to endure and then find a miraculous future for yourself. Amen 🙏
@@janicemunn Yes we have looked at Mexico. We definitely will need to make some serious decisions over the next several months as I don’t think what we are currently doing is sustainable and our Canadian dollars would go much further somewhere else.
Martin, I too was laid-off at age 64. I could see it coming when they kept bringing in more and more offshore resources to do our jobs. But my husband was terminally ill and I made them let me go. In the end, I was glad to be gone. It gave me time to take care of my husband before he passed and time since to handle the multitude of issues after a passing. If I do decide to seek work in the future, it's going to be on my terms. Good luck to you and to all the other viewers dealing with this same issue.
@@marshamellow2023 I am sorry to hear of your husband’s passing. But I am happy that you seem to be doing well now. Bless you and thank you for sharing 🙏🙂
Merry Christmas to the most Canadian sounding guy I have ever heard. Have a blessed New year!
☺️ Merry Christmas Evelyn. I hope you have a blessed New Year as well eh 😃
Wishing you the best. It’s amazing how a job change can be a blessing!
@@dforrest4503 Absolutely. Thank you 🙏
Martin, it’s great to see your subscriber numbers growing quickly. Keep up the interesting topics and the engagement. I’m happy for you.
It is Amazing 🤩 isn’t it. I have you and others to thank. Without you all and the Lord I could do nothing. I’m so happy you continue to support me through this channel. ❤️😃🙏
Best of Luck Martin!!! You can do this!
Thank you so much Bobb for your continued support ❤️🙏😃
I was fired @ 66- one of the best things to happen to me!
@@dono1606 Absolutely can be. I hope you are well 😃🙏
Glad you’re making it work Martin! Merry Christmas!
@@daisymayzee Thank you so much Daisy. Merry Christmas to you and your family too 🎄🙏😃
Thank too for sharing your life with us.
Thank you Jake for your kind words and support. Merry Christmas 🎄 🙏😃
I would love to hear about how "co-workers are not your friends"!
I agree
@@hambonetunes1988 I just did a video on this. Did you see it?
@@maribelquirosart I have now done a video about this topic.
@@themartinblairproject I have now, thanks!
Congratulations Martin as your new sub on your Utube money-making new job.
Life is too short to work in a toxic environment. Sometimes things happen that at the time we cannot understand, but look at how happy and well you are doing now. Merry Christmas Martin.
@@christinefreche1115 So true. Thank you so much Christine for continuing to be so supportive. Merry Christmas to you and your family and best for 2025 ❤️😃🙏🎄
Good Luck Martin! New subscriber, I love your content and truly admire your positivity and courage. Your approach to help others in a similar situation is also very commendable. Happy Holidays!!!
Thank you so much Robert. I appreciate you subscribing and commenting and thank for your kind words. Merry Christmas 🎄🙏😃
Hi Martin, I think if you keep going with creating your content you will find a big audience. Your situation resonates with people. Midlife used to be a more stable time for people, but it doesn't seem that way anymore. Many of us are having to improvise, turn to the gig economy and rethink our plans. We're all just having to piece it together now! I like your videos and how honest you are about your struggles. Thanks for sharing!
You are a huge encouragement, Martin!
Happy to hear you are doing well.
Thank you so much 😊 Merry Christmas 🎄❤️🙏😃
Martin, you are bringing your knowledge and experience to us who are in similar circumstances, Bless you brother! Great information.
@@luckislonggone9941 Thank you brother. I appreciate your kind words and support 🙏😃
Merry Christmas Martin, Hope you have a great day. Your not alone ive been fired and made redundant twice in two years now getting on the grind at the army camp although sofa surfing at both my brother's houses.
Merry Christmas my friend. Yes I guess we have to just roll up our sleeves and forage on. I wish you a Blessed 2025 🎄❤️🙏😃
Thanks! Congrats !
Aww thank you so much for the gift. You are amazing 🤩 Merry Christmas 🎄 ❤️🙏😃
You are doing really well so at YT, hopefully your channel keeps growing ! I am pushing 70 and still working full time, as long as your health permits keep pushing.
@@CruiserMac Thank you for your encouraging words. Wow almost 70 and still working. Is it for an employer or are you working for yourself?
@@themartinblairproject I work in construction as well, I am a project manager / estimator. I wouldn't survive out in the field anymore but the office environment lets me keep going.
@@CruiserMac Oh yes. I was mostly in the office too but about 30% in the field.
I came across your video today and subscribed, after watching the video about you getting fired,I am also laid off at 62 and go to the gym,and have a youtube channel that i have not uploaded any content on for a while,I will use your sucess to motivate me ,thx for sharing your experience
Merry Christmas Martin and best wishes to you in this New Year! Thank you for your optimism and positive outlook. It is refreshing in this day and age !
Thank you so much for your continued support and kind words. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. ❤️🙏😃🎄
Merry Christmas and keep these videos coming. I can already see you improving in your presentations. If you decide to do some lives, I would love to be a moderator. Have a happy New Year!
Thank you so much Patty. You’re always so supportive and kind. I’ll have to research how to do a live video 😃 Merry Christmas to you and your family too. ❤️🙏😃
Glad to know you are doing well. Your positive attitude is a blessing to you and those who follow you here on YT. Thanks ~
Laugh Lines and Life Lessons is another channel you might enjoy. She was laid off 2 years ago froma $180k per year job, started a YT channel and ride share driving for income.
Cheers. A few months back I was 'downsized' from a position I held for 30 years. I'm 53, and suffice it to say the job market is very different now, and not good. I for one appreciate your videos. Merry Christmas.
@@steved1135 It is so difficult to get through these troubling times. I pray 🙏 all works out in your favour soon. Amen. Merry Christmas Steve 🎄❤️😃🙏
@@themartinblairproject Bless you sir.
Ok when I hear or see a 40 something complain there too old or getting old i shake my head inside...I'll be 61 next June. In a few weeks in January ill be starting a new career...I just got my Commercial Driver's License to be a municipal bus driver. Life is a pivot here and a pivot there for some of us....I pray too and Earnestly. That soothes my heart knowing I'm doing my best... fyi: i married a nice Canadian gal from Saskatchewan 12 years ago! She isn't happy with what's going on up there but that's another video i guess.. new Subscriber rootin ya on!...were in California...ps. I can still do 25 push ups too!
Enjoying your Channel!
We'll be watching you and your success on RUclips, Martin. All the challenges you're going through really resonate with me-thank you for sharing them. I can’t wait for your next video. Here’s hoping you’ll look back at the memory of getting fired and think, 'There was a reason I got fired-and that was to start this new RUclips life.' You truly deserve this. Keep that in mind every day you make a video. Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year to you and your family!
New subscriber here. Best of luck to you, Martin!
Yes, please do a video on that! Co-workers aren't friends!
Okay Max. I will start putting that together. Thank you for watching and replying 🙏😃
@themartinblairproject You're welcome! And I look forward to watching it.
Merry Christmas to you and yours and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas
See! told you that you'd be better off! Now you are your own boss! What an inspiration. LETS GO!!!
Thank you Jonathon. Yes you did. And thanks for you continued support ❤️😃🙏
Good luck!
Merry Christmas to you!
Thank you Sharon. Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄❤️🙏😃
Merry Christmas 🎄 I wish you best of luck!
Thank you Rolf. Merry Christmas and all the best 🎄🙏😃
Laid off at 59, worked a year and a half then said enough and retired at 61. Hang in there Martin, it just keeps getting better.
Thank you Chuck for your encouraging words. ❤️🙏😃
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas my friend. All the best for the New Year as well 🎄❤️🙏😃
I'm 65 and intend to keep my career going as long as I can. My job is now my favorite hobby, which gives it a whole new meaning.
@@Ebeneezer-mg1yj That’s great to hear Ebeneezer. You are fortunate to enjoy what you do. All the best.
Good luck, I just started my RUclips channel 😊
i was fired for physical abuse and verbal abuse,all lies,harassment ,it was wrong and tough,life is unfair
I fired myself from a job with a family owned business when I was 31 years old! I did much of the work and the 2 idiot sons got new cars, great benefits and great pay. I made a barely livable wage and they reneged on every promise they made me. I finally saw the writing on the wall, quit and started a new company from scratch. Fast forward 40 years and I am retiring from my business on 12/31/2024 at the tender age of 71 years old. I am wealthier, wiser and far happier than if I had stayed on as a "dancing monkey" with my former employer.
@@justkeepingitreal2024 That is a wonderful outcome to a bad situation. Yes I’d never advise working for or staying with a company like that. I’m happy you had success. I hope you enjoy your retirement and I hope you have a blessed New Year Thank you for sharing this experience. 😃🙏
You are going to be blessed. I hope you sue that company
Hi Martin, What are you doing for health insurance before you qualify for Medicare?
Im 68 and I tell my kids in their thirties to never stay at a job more than five years. Keep moving making new connections and new skills.
Co workers are just workers. Not family, not friends.
Depends on the job.
I stayed at my last one for nearly 17 years and only left due to being made redundant when they closed the site down altogether.
They had to pay me a low 6 figure sum for making me redundant and I no longer needed to work again.
I'll take job security, decent wages and conditions and low stress over changing jobs and learning new skills any day of the week.
I spent many years doing what you say and it was way more pleasant and stress free in my last job.
@ I understand. Many folks have no desire to constantly learn and are comfortable in routines. Most jobs and companies now are constantly changing and adapting. By being fluid and skills being updated, when changes occur in workplaces, I’ve found it easy to just move on and have little stress that I could adapt and get another gig. It’s no big deal when a company closed, merged, or new bosses came on board.
@@poppopkustomkars1234 The more important thing, imo, is to be financially savvy so that when it happens, and it will, you're in a financial position to be able to make choices in life.
In my view people who are in their later 50's or 60's should already be financially setup to cut back on work or take a lower paying job if they have already been working for decades.
Also living in an area where there are a variety of opportunities is important.
I could have easily gone back to work many times after I retired but it doesn't interest me.
Mind you having seen some of the people I've worked with over the years I reckon I have a few more skills than many of them anyway.
Absolutely 👍
I was injured on the job at 62 and still trying to get healthy after 5 years. Hopefully only one more surgery. One day at a time.
For some reason, you remind me of martin from the parent trap...respect
You look great !!
I worked at an employer for 37 years, and offered a severance due to “downsizing”. I accepted it. Honestly, the place had become so toxic I was ready to snap. They did my a favor.
Thank you so much 😊
Big difference between bricklaying and working in a office. My coworkers are my best friends! At 65 they look out for me. Always the richest people want everything for free!
So were you making 500 a week on top of your expenses with Uber Eats? How does that work out when driving for these delivery companies?
63 self employed, since you mention you are Spiritual....................I am going thru the worst times of my Life "Chosen 1" where you are Jesus Christ in his last days, that is my experience. Never ever had trouble getting work, but now on Food Stamps in the most expensive State in the Country, Calif. and there is a reason so many homeless, no 1 can afford to Live here.
@@robertdavis5714 Oh Robert I am so sorry to hear this. I pray in Jesus precious name that you have peace as you face these troubles. May He grant you the strength to endure and then find a miraculous future for yourself. Amen 🙏
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All the best for 2025
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How much are you making on you tube ?
I talk about that in a couple other videos. Also I will be doing a one month follow up in January.
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Thank you so much Frank. Merry Christmas 🎄❤️🙏😃
Hey Martin would u n the wife consider moving to Mexico or another similar place. Sell your home and assets. Invest ur money and pull ur CPP.
@@janicemunn Yes we have looked at Mexico. We definitely will need to make some serious decisions over the next several months as I don’t think what we are currently doing is sustainable and our Canadian dollars would go much further somewhere else.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Jeannie. I hope you have a wonderful celebration and best wishes for 2025 ❤️🙏😃