Originally Posted by
rosarugosa
Hey Creaker: I'm sorry to hear about your situation. We live in the same area, and I would suggest hospitals as a potential source of all kind of jobs. I heard a guy on the bus talking one night about how he had recently started an IT job at MGH (in his fifties), and he was enthusing about having full benefits, a pension and retirement savings account. My husband has been doing part-time patient transport work for a few years now. It doesn't pay much, but he has good benefits and enjoys the job - walking all day and brief non-stressful interactions with a variety of people. Good luck.