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Nothing pretentious about it if it's stating fact.
You are correct about having some hard earned letters after your name. I work with 5 nurses in my department between the ages of 55-64 that were hired within the last 5 years because they had the varied work experience and credentials required for the positions that younger nurses who applied did not have. These nurses all worked in private sector jobs for 25-30 years and "retired" from them with small or no pensions. Their goal in addition to needing the income was to get in 5 health insurance vesting years of government service so when they leave which likely for 4 of them will be before they are Medicare eligible age 65 they will have health insurance to cover the gap and beyond. And with their $100K plus salary despite only 5 years of service will have enough pension to cover the premiums. Although we may not have these nurses for many years, their varied expertise has enhanced the positive outcomes in all aspects of my department and IMO very valuable employees to have.
I've retired twice, once for a year and a half and once for three years, and now work 40 hours every week. Retirement was not good for me. It was fun for a while, but you can only play with your toys so much before it gets old.
I also saw myself slipping healthwise and intellectually. I got very little exercise and was starting to sleep in later and later every day. I also had no mental stimulation, but now I solve problems for customers all day and find my brain getting sharper. I also feel useful again. Just this week my manager said "If you ever left the place would fall apart." That recognition feels great.
Currently, I am 71 and plan to stay on the job as long as the body holds out. The extra money also lets me invest in my car hobby to a bigger degree than if I were not working.
You are correct about having some hard earned letters after your name. I work with 5 nurses in my department between the ages of 55-64 that were hired within the last 5 years because they had the varied work experience and credentials required for the positions that younger nurses who applied did not have. These nurses all worked in private sector jobs for 25-30 years and "retired" from them with small or no pensions. Their goal in addition to needing the income was to get in 5 health insurance vesting years of government service so when they leave which likely for 4 of them will be before they are Medicare eligible age 65 they will have health insurance to cover the gap and beyond. And with their $100K plus salary despite only 5 years of service will have enough pension to cover the premiums. Although we may not have these nurses for many years, their varied expertise has enhanced the positive outcomes in all aspects of my department and IMO very valuable employees to have.
I was talking about my wife. She is the one who wanted to go back to work and has the letters after her name. I majored in accounting and could have had "CPA" after my name, but a few years of cubicle life disabused me of that notion. I enjoy my retired life and have no interest in going back to work.
I've retired twice, once for a year and a half and once for three years, and now work 40 hours every week. Retirement was not good for me. It was fun for a while, but you can only play with your toys so much before it gets old.
I also saw myself slipping healthwise and intellectually. I got very little exercise and was starting to sleep in later and later every day. I also had no mental stimulation, but now I solve problems for customers all day and find my brain getting sharper. I also feel useful again. Just this week my manager said "If you ever left the place would fall apart." That recognition feels great.
Currently, I am 71 and plan to stay on the job as long as the body holds out. The extra money also lets me invest in my car hobby to a bigger degree than if I were not working.
Don
That's great, nothing wrong with that. But not everyone can count on being indispensable at age 70.
I realize some people have trouble being retired and without direction, but it really is kind of easy to become your own boss. Just make rules for yourself about exercise, mental and physical, and having some kind of hobbies and social life.
I always remind myself that all we really have in this life is time, and we should try not to waste it. I don't need a boss, and actually hated having a boss. I felt like one person had complete control over my life and my future. Even if they were very nice, they could still give me a hard time if for some reason they were just having a bad day. And some of them were not nice at all. One boss I had, for quite a long time, used to remind me of a vicious wild animal. He literally would growl and snarl if he was mad about something. And he was almost always mad. Not just at me, that was his personality.
Boy, now that I think about it, I am so glad not to have a boss.
I was talking about my wife. She is the one who wanted to go back to work and has the letters after her name. I majored in accounting and could have had "CPA" after my name, but a few years of cubicle life disabused me of that notion. I enjoy my retired life and have no interest in going back to work.
I understood it was your wife returning to work and that is what I responded to. Glad you are happy retired and glad your wife is happy working.
I've retired twice, once for a year and a half and once for three years, and now work 40 hours every week. Retirement was not good for me. It was fun for a while, but you can only play with your toys so much before it gets old.
I also saw myself slipping healthwise and intellectually. I got very little exercise and was starting to sleep in later and later every day. I also had no mental stimulation, but now I solve problems for customers all day and find my brain getting sharper. I also feel useful again. Just this week my manager said "If you ever left the place would fall apart." That recognition feels great.
Currently, I am 71 and plan to stay on the job as long as the body holds out. The extra money also lets me invest in my car hobby to a bigger degree than if I were not working.
Don
I am three years behind you and plan to do the same thing and that is work as long as the health holds out and I feel like it. Right now I feel like it so it is off to work I go!
One thing I like is knowing I can walk away anytime I want. If I had to stop work tomorrow my wife and I would be just fine and able to enjoy a comfortable and secure retirement.
I am 61 and haven't been working due to a lot of things. Luckily I have my late husband's pension. But like someone posted I found I had no purpose in life, no reason to get up in the morning. I did some gardening and some charity work but it's just not the same as going to work and earning your own money. I always thought it would be great not to have to go to work but after a while, unless you're wealthy enough to take vacations, etc., there is only so much "fun" you can fill your day with.
I went back to work this past May - part time, two days a week from 11-5. I feel sharper and less like I'm just wasting what's left of my life. I am punctual and flexible to fill in for people when they go on vacation. It was a field I had never worked in but I have picked it up quickly as I was an administrative assistant most of my working life.
I'm sure for a lot of those grandmas who are still working it might be the economy, it might be that they are raising grandchildren because their kids can't or won't. It might be that they like working.
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