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52-year-old can’t find employment despite years of experience

52-year-old can’t find employment despite years of experience

People born in the 1970s still have 10-15 years before hitting retirement age, but they have almost no chance of finding a new job if they get laid off now.
Turning 40 with $76,000 in home loans, I want to leave city life for the countryside

Turning 40 with $76,000 in home loans, I want to leave city life for the countryside

I, at 33, feel outmatched by Gen Z in job interviews despite having 10 years of experience

I, at 33, feel outmatched by Gen Z in job interviews despite having 10 years of experience

I make just $220 a month as ride-hailing driver 5 years after graduating with business degree

I make just $220 a month as ride-hailing driver 5 years after graduating with business degree

Lured by a higher starting income, I became an app-based driver despite having a university degree, but now my salary has halved and I cannot find another job because I lack experience.
November 13, 2025 | 09:01 pm PT
Chasing the illusion of ‘easy’ money: I am exhausted after seven years as an app-based driver earning $760 a month

Chasing the illusion of ‘easy’ money: I am exhausted after seven years as an app-based driver earning $760 a month

Earning twice as much as office workers, free from bosses and fixed hours, I set aside my university degree to chase the illusion of easy money through ride-hailing.
November 4, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT
I earn only $380 a month as an app-based driver, but I dare not quit

I earn only $380 a month as an app-based driver, but I dare not quit

I often eat a cold banh mi for lunch by the roadside, drink energy drinks constantly to stay awake, and collapse into bed exhausted every night.
October 30, 2025 | 07:43 pm PT
I resigned myself to $300 monthly salary for fear of unemployment at age 40

I resigned myself to $300 monthly salary for fear of unemployment at age 40

I have been working a dead-end office job for VND8 million (US$300) monthly for the last 15 years, but I fear no one would hire me if I quit now.
September 29, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
I, at 35, struggle with unemployment after losing $4,000-a-month director job

I, at 35, struggle with unemployment after losing $4,000-a-month director job

Having a large team, a voice in major meetings, and strong relationships with business partners, I comfortably earned VND100 million (US$3,830) a month as a director despite lacking technical knowledge.
June 24, 2025 | 03:24 pm PT
Job applications go unanswered? AI may be rejecting your resume first

Job applications go unanswered? AI may be rejecting your resume first

After stepping down as deputy technical director at a major corporation in early 2024 Duy Khanh believed his bilingual skills and extensive experience would quickly land him a new job.
June 8, 2025 | 07:01 pm PT
I, at 30, was suddenly fired after earning an international certificate

I, at 30, was suddenly fired after earning an international certificate

The joy of earning an international certificate had barely sunk in before I received a termination email from the company I had been with for 10 years.
March 31, 2025 | 09:07 pm PT
My firm treated me as dispensable after I turned 40

My firm treated me as dispensable after I turned 40

I felt like my company was pressuring me to quit by increasing my workload, relocating me to a distant office, and demanding unpaid overtime.
March 12, 2025 | 06:28 pm PT
I, 36, bounce back after getting fired at the peak of my career

I, 36, bounce back after getting fired at the peak of my career

I was the head of a department at a multinational pharmaceutical company before it started laying off employees globally.
February 24, 2025 | 04:00 pm PT
Laid off in my 40s, I struggle to earn $6 daily as a deliveryman

Laid off in my 40s, I struggle to earn $6 daily as a deliveryman

I, 46, had a solid education and spent decades working, believing that my life would be stable until retirement. I was laid off a few years ago.
February 16, 2025 | 03:09 pm PT
Hanoi aims to create 169,000 new jobs in 2025

Hanoi aims to create 169,000 new jobs in 2025

Hanoi plans to create 169,000 new jobs, reduce urban unemployment rate to below 3%, and increase the proportion of trained workers to 75% in 2025, its People’s Committee said.
December 29, 2024 | 03:14 pm PT
I went from owning a business to working on construction sites at 40

I went from owning a business to working on construction sites at 40

When I was 40 years old, I went from owning a well-known photography shop in a district in central Vietnam to almost losing everything my family owned.
December 10, 2024 | 06:20 pm PT
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