My dad lost his job and can't find a new one?

Asked by Feta (930) November 14th, 2013 from iPhone

A month or two ago my dad lost his job. He’s a pharmacist with almost 30 years of experience and is licensed in two states.

He’s over 50 and 5 years off from retirement but he plans to work through retirement age.

He was fired because the chain he worked for wanted him to up sell medication and practice medicine illegally and he refused to do it.

Also, every year around this time this chain begins firing its employees that are over 50. My dad found out that several of his pharmacist friends that are his age were fired the same week.

He’s been applying for every job he sees but he never gets called for an interview. We have the misfortune is living in an area where there’s a pharmacy school so pharmacies would rather higher the new graduates than the people with experience.

I’m worried because it’s been so long and no one has called back for an interview. I read about one young guy who’d been looking for a pharmacist position for 2 years!

We went from $8000 a month to $3000. I know my parents mortgage is like $900, and I heard them talking that the insurance for the house is now $2100. They said they couldn’t pay their taxes or something.

I’m extremely worried that we’re going to lose everything because no one wants to hire a man that’s close to retirement.

I’m stressed out so bad that I’ve even gotten a shingles outbreak and I’m only 17.

Is there any hope? Have any of you been in a similar situation or have any advice?