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> My father still works and he is very healthy for an 88 year old. This is usually related to the kind of job you are doing. My mother was cleaning schools an
by kartan 9y ago
> My father still works and he is very healthy for an 88 year old.
This is usually related to the kind of job you are doing.
My mother was cleaning schools and that is a killer for the back. Being retired, she takes long walks and keeps herself active and healthy.
But when I was studying I saw quite old teachers still active, and happy. But that's a different kind of job with different effects on your health.
> I think part of the point is to find a [a]vocation that is not stressful, you enjoy, and can do a long time.
I agree. If you are lucky enough to get a job that fulfills you, then continuing working can be a good thing. That's why we can't just delay retirement age, but we need to take into account personal circumstances.
A not stressful and enjoyable work also helps you to keep your good health for longer, so you get in better shape to old age.
- georgeecollins 9y agoThat is a great point. Not every job can be extended late into life. But like your mother, I think you have to stay active and find something that challenges you.
- pm90 9y agoGreat point. I wonder, if everyone should, in their middle ages, really think this through. And perhaps make a career change if their work requires something they wouldn't be comfortable doing later in life. One of the best professions I can think of retiring in is probably academia... I've worked/studied/socialized with professors very much older than me, and they seem to continue to enjoy teaching/talking to students despite their age.
- eksemplar 9y agoI sometimes wonder if a lot of the freshly educated programmers I hire really know what they are in for. In 25 years they'll still have 25-30 years of work left in their lives, and by then most of them won't have received any significant reschooling, and they will still be competing in a tech world, where 10 years ago there wasn't a thing called smartphones. Some of them will do just fine. I know a lot of old programmers, but I also know a lot of former older IT employees who are spending their 60ies in the unemployment lines.
- aianus 9y ago> In 25 years they'll still have 25-30 years of work left in their lives If you don't care about having a wife or kids you can easily retire forever after 10-15 years of work in SV or NYC.
- sotojuan 9y agoThe amount of people who will actually do this and go through it is so tiny that this comment is worthless. Give and take a few years (and perhaps not in SF/NYC), you could say this about any decent paying job.
- justforFranz 9y agoOr you'll spend it all on rent?
- vecinu 9y agoWhy would you do that if your goal is to retire early? In 10-15 years in SV/NY you can earn $1MM after tax + growth and then move to a lower COL city/town and take it easy.
- pm90 9y agoThe problem with that is that your COL in those 10-15 years is significantly impacted. That's probably 10% of your entire life. While I understand some people might be comfortable with the tradeoff... its important to remember there is something you are giving up.
- vecinu 9y agoI don't think I understand what you're giving up in that 10% of your life. I'm living in a studio, have a parking spot, walk to work and go out with my coworkers/friends after work. What am I missing out on?
- gozur88 9y ago
- maxerickson 9y agoMany of those folks are probably chill because they are established and have tenure. People switching careers at 40 or 50 aren't going to be established and have tenure after a few years in academia.
- maxerickson 9y agoStill working can also be related to still being healthy enough to work.