If You are Planning to Work Past Retirement Age…
Back in July I told you about Retirementjobs.com, a Wellesley, Mass.-based agency that helps find jobs for people who are not ready to — or simply can’t afford to — retire. Today the Boston Globe published a story about the company. An excerpt:
“Almost 80 percent of baby boomers plan to work past retirement age,” said Michael Smyer, dean of the Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College.
Read the full story here.
September 12th, 2006 at 8:08 am
thanks, rhea. sent this to thetransitionnetwork(dot)org that i belong to here in nyc. for women 50-plus, thinking about retirement or retired. more and more younger women joining who are in just the predicament the article addresses. thanks!
September 12th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
I retired from full-time work at 67, but I’m working as a part-time archivist at the school I’ve been working at for 17 years. I work 20 hours per week — and I have summers and vacations off. I don’t make much money, no benefits, but I really like what I’m doing. I’m a person who needs structured time. I do some volunteer work, too.
In this economy, however, as a single woman, retirements funds and SS/Medicare just don’t cut it. I’m lucky I own my home!
I like your blog very much–and thanks for visiting Sacred Ordinary. I will add you to my blogroll.
September 13th, 2006 at 1:06 am
So you want to work past your retirement age, now what?…
First off, and thanks to the Boomer Chronicles, we can tell you that “older” workers are becoming the norm and not the exception.
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