Suitable remote jobs for the middle aged?

[terryelizondo]

Embroidery Machine Brands to Consider for Monogramming: Which One Suits Your Needs?

 

With the rise of brands in the market, finding the perfect fit can be a daunting task. Whether you're in search of the best cheap embroidery machine for beginners or the top commercial embroidery machine for business purposes, this article aims to guide you through the maze of options. We delve into various brands, their standout features and help you identify the one that suits your monogram needs the best.

 

Importance of Choosing the Right Embroidery Machine Brands

The choice of a top-rated embroidery machine brand plays an integral part in determining the quality of your monograms and, consequently, your satisfaction or frustration with the monogramming process. Primarily, the right embroidery machine ensures consistency, producing neat and uniform stitches that enhance the aesthetic appeal of your monograms. Moreover, brands vary in terms of features, including built-in designs or fonts, connectivity options, and ease of use. These can significantly impact your efficiency and creativity. Additionally, a dependable brand often equates to durable machines and reliable customer service, saving you from potential long-term costs associated with repairs and replacements. Thus, to optimally explore your creativity and maximize your investment, investing time in selecting the suitable embroidery machine brand is paramount.

 



 

Review of Top Embroidery Machine Brands

Brother Embroidery Machine

Brother is a widely recognized brand in the embroidery machine industry, known for its innovative technologies and user-friendly designs. A standout product is the Brother SE2000. This inexpensive embroidery machine boasts an expansive 5 x 7-inch embroidery field, providing ample space for larger designs and lettering, making it an excellent investment for monogramming enthusiasts. It offers 193 built-in designs and 13 embroidery fonts, allowing for a wide range of creative possibilities.

 

Janome Embroidery Machine

Janome is another industry leader, renowned for its robust and reliable embroidery machines. If you're looking for the best commercial embroidery machine, you might want to explore the Janome MB-4S. Designed with a professional in mind, the MB-4S is a four-needle embroidery machine, providing the ability to set up multiple colors at once and significantly speeding up your monogramming projects. Its advanced features coupled with its durability make it a worthwhile investment for those serious about their embroidery business.

 



 

Bernina Embroidery Machine

Bernina is renowned for its high-performance embroidery machines that cater to both home users and professionals. The Bernina 790 PLUS is a high-end model that provides an impressive range of features, including over 500 sewing stitches, 322 built-in designs, 18 embroidery alphabets, an automatic thread cutter, and a jumbo bobbin for higher thread capacity. Its precision and ease of use make it a worthwhile investment for serious monogrammers.

 

Conclusion

In conclusion, choosing the right embroidery machine for monogramming depends on your specific needs and budget. Remember, the best commercial embroidery machine for you is one that aligns with your monogramming goals and level of expertise. With thoughtful consideration, you can find the perfect tool to bring your creative visions to life.

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Edited by terryelizondo on Monday 23 October 09:38

[xx99xx]

Do they need the money or are they just bored?

[andyA700]

terryelizondo said:

Hi folks.

My parents are U60 and they’re mostly at home now. That’s why they usually whine about how bored they are and how much they wanna get a job. As a good son, I wouldn't want them to work outside. So, is there any suitable remote job for the middle-aged? Please suggest if you know any.

Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

I am 64, want work, been applying for loads of jobs for two years and haven't had a bite - two interviews, no feedback from either. It is very frustrating, particularly when you hear about all the job vacancies and stories about employers not being able to fill them.

[Truckosaurus]

Are remote call centres still a thing? Seems the ideal 'work at home' job, just talking on the telephone and typing into a laptop.

[ZedLeg]

I think a lot of call centres have gone to hybrid working rather than always wfh.

Might be worth signing up with an agency?

I've employed two older people in my team over the last couple of years after their cvs were forwarded on by the agency we use.

[R56Cooper]

andyA700 said:

terryelizondo said:

Hi folks.

My parents are U60 and they’re mostly at home now. That’s why they usually whine about how bored they are and how much they wanna get a job. As a good son, I wouldn't want them to work outside. So, is there any suitable remote job for the middle-aged? Please suggest if you know any.

Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

I am 64, want work, been applying for loads of jobs for two years and haven't had a bite - two interviews, no feedback from either. It is very frustrating, particularly when you hear about all the job vacancies and stories about employers not being able to fill them.

Does your CV mention your age?

I'd suggest making it age neutral as far as possible and giving, say, your last 5 years of work history rather than your full career background. Likewise with education, just put your qualifications without dates of when they were obtained as that's an obvious clue to your age.

Although age discrimination is generally illegal, as your experience attests, it's alive and kicking!

If you've had no success it's worth contacting a recruiter to get a CV review done to see where you're going wrong.

[andyA700]

R56Cooper said:

andyA700 said:

terryelizondo said:

Hi folks.

My parents are U60 and they’re mostly at home now. That’s why they usually whine about how bored they are and how much they wanna get a job. As a good son, I wouldn't want them to work outside. So, is there any suitable remote job for the middle-aged? Please suggest if you know any.

Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

I am 64, want work, been applying for loads of jobs for two years and haven't had a bite - two interviews, no feedback from either. It is very frustrating, particularly when you hear about all the job vacancies and stories about employers not being able to fill them.

Does your CV mention your age?

I'd suggest making it age neutral as far as possible and giving, say, your last 5 years of work history rather than your full career background. Likewise with education, just put your qualifications without dates of when they were obtained as that's an obvious clue to your age.

Although age discrimination is generally illegal, as your experience attests, it's alive and kicking!

If you've had no success it's worth contacting a recruiter to get a CV review done to see where you're going wrong.

Yes, I have made it as age neutral as I can, I have only gone back ten years (some of those jobs have essential skills and staff handling expeience), I have changed O Levels to GCSE's, no dates on education. I have great experience in certain large industry specific accountancy roles, including training staff on industry specific software, also industry specific compliance regulations.
I am generally pretty good in interviews, learn about companies, what they specialise in, what is their client base. In the past this has served me well. I am wondering if my business, which collapsed at the start of the pandemic is putting off employers (photography based, so totally different to the job specs I am applying for).
I remember going to a local chamber of commerce meeting, with a few other people and the person chairing the meeting ran her own recruitment firm. This was back in 2016. She said that quite a few employers were stipulating an upper age limit for their vacancies, something which the candidates would be totally unaware of. She said that upper age limit was often 45.
It is a very frustrating experience for me. Anyway, we are off to France (hopefully) in just over a weeks time, first holiday since September 2019, so I will try to relax and recharge my batteries, because at the moment, every day seems like groundhog day.

[lizardbrain]

Might be worth signing up for something like upwork which is a freelance market place for remote work.

I wouldn't advise it long term, as it's a quite brutal global market, but it's a place to browse start to get a sense of what jobs are available and where the demand is. Then perhaps they could look for a real job with uk employers where uk residence is a prerequisite.

[vaud]

andyA700 said:

I have changed O Levels to GCSE's, no dates on education.

Don't do this - it could end up badly as it's beyond "stretching the truth" and is a falsified CV.

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

andyA700 said:

Yes, I have made it as age neutral as I can, I have only gone back ten years (some of those jobs have essential skills and staff handling expeience), I have changed O Levels to GCSE's, no dates on education. I have great experience in certain large industry specific accountancy roles, including training staff on industry specific software, also industry specific compliance regulations.
I am generally pretty good in interviews, learn about companies, what they specialise in, what is their client base. In the past this has served me well. I am wondering if my business, which collapsed at the start of the pandemic is putting off employers (photography based, so totally different to the job specs I am applying for).
I remember going to a local chamber of commerce meeting, with a few other people and the person chairing the meeting ran her own recruitment firm. This was back in 2016. She said that quite a few employers were stipulating an upper age limit for their vacancies, something which the candidates would be totally unaware of. She said that upper age limit was often 45.
It is a very frustrating experience for me. Anyway, we are off to France (hopefully) in just over a weeks time, first holiday since September 2019, so I will try to relax and recharge my batteries, because at the moment, every day seems like groundhog day.

So the question I'd ask is, why do you need to work at 64? I'd assume retirement is imminent although can accept that maybe retirement provisions are not what they were. So are you looking for work to fill a gap until you can retire, or are you looking to top up a pension?

If it's the latter then it's got to be the type of jobs you are applying for. Middle management and the like. May be 'council work' or 'driving jobs' would be more suited. How much do you need to earn? There's a difference between your worth, and your needs.

I don't feel the failure of your business is any thing to worry about. Probably wouldn't mention it as failed, more like - sold it to someone else?
I've got this slight feeling that 'status' or 'worth' are impacting your success rate. You've got accountancy and management experience, you might have to aim lower down the food chain, or like I suggested do something completely difference and low stress if you can afford it, especially if lower down the food chain pays the same as doing something different.

The only reason I make this point, is that I have a former colleague who was a regional manager at various truck companies, who worked his way up from the spanners. Not much in the way of formal qualifications, but grafted his way to a reasonable level. He was made redundant 2 years ago, and hasn't worked since as he wants to remain at the level of a regional manager. But he's 60. Got no mortgage so could do something else to tide himself over, but won't 'lower himself.' In the meantime his wife is working full time at Sainsburys.

[ZedLeg]

vaud said:

andyA700 said:

I have changed O Levels to GCSE's, no dates on education.

Don't do this - it could end up badly as it's beyond "stretching the truth" and is a falsified CV.

I wouldn't bother putting any education info below graduate level on your cv, personally a decently filled out work experience and skills section is what I look for. Couldn't give a fk about what exam results someone got however many decades ago.

[eliot]

ZedLeg said:

vaud said:

andyA700 said:

I have changed O Levels to GCSE's, no dates on education.

Don't do this - it could end up badly as it's beyond "stretching the truth" and is a falsified CV.

I wouldn't bother putting any education info below graduate level on your cv, personally a decently filled out work experience and skills section is what I look for. Couldn't give a fk about what exam results someone got however many decades ago.

Agreed.

[AngryYorkshireman]

Maybe see if there's anything at John Lewis.
Their CEO is crying out for older people apparently!

But seriously, a lot of companies will filter your CV out if they think you're "too old". So the advice to be age agnostic on it is good, at least to get to the interview stage. After that I guess it depends on who you're being interviewed by and their perception.

I used to work with a guy who proof read technical and training documents, in his 60's, worked from home - about 30 years ago. So maybe something similar is available still. All done on a computer, he only had to come into the office a couple of times a year. Obviously fitted in around his life. Not sure if he was salaried or paid per document.

Ageism is illegal. But, at my company it seems once past 55 they want you out - very few make it past there without being sidelined, offered early retirement or made redundant. Another large US owned company down the road, if you get an through to an interview you're over 40, they're not interested apparently! Both hi-tech companies where there are acute shortage of people - madness.

[richardxjr]

Some good tips here. I just sent my CV off yesterday, I should have dropped off the first couple jobs as that alone will age me over 50.

[andyA700]

AngryYorkshireman said:

Maybe see if there's anything at John Lewis.
Their CEO is crying out for older people apparently!

But seriously, a lot of companies will filter your CV out if they think you're "too old". So the advice to be age agnostic on it is good, at least to get to the interview stage. After that I guess it depends on who you're being interviewed by and their perception.

I used to work with a guy who proof read technical and training documents, in his 60's, worked from home - about 30 years ago. So maybe something similar is available still. All done on a computer, he only had to come into the office a couple of times a year. Obviously fitted in around his life. Not sure if he was salaried or paid per document.

Ageism is illegal. But, at my company it seems once past 55 they want you out - very few make it past there without being sidelined, offered early retirement or made redundant. Another large US owned company down the road, if you get an through to an interview you're over 40, they're not interested apparently! Both hi-tech companies where there are acute shortage of people - madness.

I agree, this is pretty much my experience over the past fifteen years, you get to interview and then don't hear anymore, no feedback or anything. My last interview a couple of months ago was really quite bizarre. The guy from the agency had said the client wished to do a Zoom interview ASAP because my skills and experience were ideal. The client contacted me about an hour late, seemed to be very flustered/hyper (HR, female in her thirties I would guess), Then asked me how far I was from their head office in the UK which was Manchester (I was told by the agency that they had an office in London), so I said around 200 miles. She asked me a couple more questions then finished the interview. The agency which set me up woth them is only 10 miles away, so that seemed very strange. I can only assume that it was obvious from the visuals which age group I was in - over 40.

[omniflow]

Seriously - if you're 50+ and have a decent range of experience, then your qualifications really have no place on your CV - just leave them off completely.

Mine haven't been on my CV for at least 10 years, and I've not noticed any downside.

I started leaving off my first 2 or 3 jobs when I noticed that a recruitment guy had done that to my CV before submitting it to their client - it makes total sense.

[Gunk]

I’m 57 and sold my business in 2018 and was shocked at the amount of ageism when I started looking for a full time job. I ended up taking more junior roles just to keep myself busy.

This year, finally I managed to land a really good senior management position, and it has been fantastic having a late second career, unfortunately there are not many employers interested in candidates over 55.

[sociopath]

Can I just say, good luck to anyone of more mature years looking for a job.

Now onto the meat of this post, and I'd just like to say I'm older than the OPs parents and don't consider myself middle aged yet.

[Phunk]

My mum's recently retired and now taken up doing 'Extra' work in film and TV to keep her busy, she loves it.

Earn's £100-200 a day and been in a few big things like Succession and Black Mirror.

[R56Cooper]

Phunk said:

My mum's recently retired and now taken up doing 'Extra' work in film and TV to keep her busy, she loves it.

Earn's £100-200 a day and been in a few big things like Succession and Black Mirror.

Fantastic, that sounds really interesting and I bet it doesn't even feel like work. How did she get into it?