For many seniors retirement either is not an option due to financial challenges or simply because they want work that gives them purpose.
More and more seniors are working past the traditional Social Security age of either 62 or 65 when benefits kick in.
Have a younger boss? It's not unusual. A government-subsidized nonprofit that finds part-time jobs for the elderly where they can learn new skills to re-enter the workforce is a resource seniors can utilize. AARP also offers a job-training program; the Senior Community Services and Employment Program.
In a book, 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans, by Karl Pillemer; the author surveyed 1200 older American about success. found older workers are as competitive as younger workers. They are dependable, more instructive, and more loyal in the workplace.
My friends and I are working and enjoy its benefits. I wouldn't find as much satisfaction playing golf or lunching with friends. My friend Leslie found a great environment of people in a luxury real estate office where she now works. After six weeks of not working she had caught up with old friends and finished home projects. Her new position gives her purpose and a sense of well being.
My photography school's favorite instructor hardly considers himself retired. He teaches fewer of the classes but students flock to the one's he teaches in master fine art photography and he's in his 70+.
Us boomers may nor oly redefine retirement--maybe it will be a word that simply goes out of fashion.
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