Okay, THIS question I'm going to pose. What makes a person or group decide when you retire?
@BearArtistLady (6038)
United States
July 24, 2024 2:22pm CST
Before you jump all over me about mental fitness and physical fitness, I am well aware of those limitations. But there are jobs out there that people can do, no matter the age, no matter the physical capacity.
We as a nation set up the retirement age at 65 to 67, but I know tons of people who are still extremely active that could be useful to corporations, businesses and other people well into their late 70's and 80's. People look at them as "Old Senior Citizens" that are ready to drop dead any time. (reminds me of the dentist I had look at my crown, he looked at it and told me not to worry that..."you're fat, old, ugly and stupid and you're going to die soon too!". I bit the daylights outta him and I think he died about 10 years ago!!!) Anyhow, how arbitrary on our hiring practices? Come to think of it, how arbitrary are we when we look at "older" citizens?
Isn't it about time that we regard them with some respect and maybe even a little awe? They've experienced a LOT and can teach us a lot. My neighbor keeps telling me that I'm too smart and asking where I learned all the stuff I know. Shoot, I picked it up along life's path and hung on to it for future reference. Us old farts aren't all that useless ya know!!!! ![](/Content/images/emotes/wink.gif)
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
25 Jul
You retire when you have enough money not to have to work, and that can come any time. If one HAS to work in their retirement years...they did it wrong. Just my two cents.
If someone WANTS to work beyond their retirement years, that's one thing. If one HAS to...that's a problem.
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@GardenGerty (159754)
• United States
24 Jul
My job kind of celebrates every time that I say I am coming back for another year. Physically there are some things that are harder now than they were, but I have an intelligence about some things that they cannot find elsewhere. I am healthier than some who are fifty years younger than I am.Also working keeps me fitter and brighter. I can see the difference in my husband as his health has kept him from working and I think his mind and attitude have changed because of the inactivity. I wish he could find something that was a good fit for him.
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@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul
Because it's about money, and trying to figure a person's lifespan of course. They don't want the money to run out, sure, but they also don't want to have to pay more then they have to. As for hiring praticeses, again money. You could have someone who's my husband's age 63 and feel like they are in their 20's, slip one day because their reflexes aren't as sharp as they think they are... and then boom. lawsuit, worker's comp, the list goes on.
I know people well into their 70's and 80's working and living their best lives, but same risks still apply. My klate, 92-year-old mother-in-law developed brittle bones in her later years and broke them often.
It's like one youtuber used to say, you can do everything right and still something could go horribly wrong.
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@jstory07 (137351)
• Roseburg, Oregon
29 Jul
We have raised children and have done good with our lifes. Being old just means you have lived through a lot and know a lot.
@Deepizzaguy (99643)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul
I agree with you that as long as any of us are able to be productive in life, let them work as long as they can.
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