Fondren_Richmond

One parent used to have me call the other one and ask them "why they don't want you over" for whatever particular holiday they wanted be alone on. The same parent used to repeatedly tell me the other one had taken out an "accidental death policy" on them as proof that they were trying to have them offed; even though we found out later they both had those clauses in their policies.

Maybe just how many years/months of living expenses, I can see people demurring from giving any kind of specific dollar amounts.

Some employees are offended and feel discrimination based on age when comments are made about the employee’s retirement plans. But such inquiries from employers standing alone are not sufficient evidence of age discrimination.

Nonetheless, the law is clear that an employer cannot discriminate based on age and cannot require you to leave your job just because you have lived a long time.

The exception is for air traffic controllers, law enforcement and firefighters. The courts have upheld the mandatory retirement laws as statutory exceptions to the age discrimination prohibition.

Congress has specifically said that it wants a young and vigorous workforce in these professions and has authorized a more lucrative retirement system for those who work in the covered field for at least 20 years. To make this system work, Congress specifically authorized agencies to set maximum entry ages for these jobs. For example, an agency can insist that someone becoming a law enforcement officer be no older than 37 when starting his or her career. Based on Merit Systems Protection Board precedent, this maximum starting age does not apply to preference-eligible veterans.

There are a few exceptions to the mandatory retirement age. First an employee must receive at least 60 days’ notice before being forced to retire. Second, most agencies may extend the maximum retirement age to 60 — age 65 at the FBI — for good reasons.

What types of entities along the value / supply chain employ ag traders; how close to producers and retailer?

Can you make money without derivatives or swaps, is there enough spread on commodities between different locations and inexpensive enough transport and storage to make money spot trading?

Do ag grads see the same income opportunities or appeal in trading as they would in farming, large scale produce or meat supply, retail consumer food production, farm equipment manufacturing or seed production?

My last big job search was about two years ago. Landed several interviews out of state, but they all wanted in-person and I would get radio silence on most when I asked about reimbursing flights. Usually about week or less lead time, and I kind of prefer first class due to extra leg room, so ended up spend $1,000 or so on cross-ish country flights multiple times over a couple of months. Given the time constraints, would this service have helped get those costs lower? At the time I was based in Pennsylvania and interviewing in Las Vegas, Seattle, Houston, Tampa, Atlanta and Mississippi; almost all out of pocket and every flight had at least one layover.