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I work with a 75 year olds who is on the road 100+ days each year. He's happy, company is happy, and the job isn't very physically demanding. This will become m

I work with a 75 year olds who is on the road 100+ days each year. He's happy, company is happy, and the job isn't very physically demanding. This will become more common

lovich 5y ago
On the road 100+ days a year isn’t physically demanding for someone over 75?
- kwere 5y ago
  and dangerous for us?
  - sokoloff 5y ago
    “On the road” could easily mean (and IMO most commonly means) flying from their home city to a client site or sites. Even if driving, most 75 year olds are competent to drive and especially those still capable to work a travel job.
    - lovich 5y ago
      Flying 100+ days a year isn’t physically demanding for someone over 75?
      - sokoloff 5y ago
        These are airliners not tactical jets. An airport isn’t dramatically different from an office building in terms of physical demand. Being at a client site 100 days could be 50 flights if you’re on a typical Mon-Thurs consulting schedule and home every weekend. Flying that often, you learn how to make it easier. For out Sunday back Thursday night trips, I can travel in a backpack if I have to but usually used a 15-pound roller bag. Hardly the stuff of special forces and less strenuous than a round of golf, which plenty of 75 year olds do. My in-laws are ~75. If you looked at them or watched them play one of their 100+ rounds of golf (walking) a year, you’d probably guess they were early 60s.
- SamReidHughes 5y ago
  A lot of 75 year olds play golf, and walk the course, 160+ days each year.
- lovich 5y ago
  I asked this question in what I assumed would be transparent sarcasm. It’s apparent that I need to point out that this is a sub aimed towards ambitious people chasing their dream business/job/hobby/dream/interest/etc. There might be a bias here towards thinking a strenuous job is normal, just because we might take in that level of stress voluntarily
vbg 5y ago
“Has the appearance of being happy.”
- ApolloFortyNine 5y ago
  A lot of people get to retirement and simply don't know what to do with all the free time. Work the same job for 40 years, and a lot of people will start to enjoy it (or did the whole time) and will retire only when forced to.
  - sschueller 5y ago
    I wonder if this is more common in the US where the separation between work and free time is quite blurred. It's seems like you are always working and expect to be always available. Vacations are also minimal.

I work with a 75 year olds who is on the road 100+ days each year. He's happy, company is happy, and the job isn't very physically demanding. This will become more common

lovich 5y ago

On the road 100+ days a year isn’t physically demanding for someone over 75?

kwere 5y ago
and dangerous for us?
- sokoloff 5y ago
  “On the road” could easily mean (and IMO most commonly means) flying from their home city to a client site or sites. Even if driving, most 75 year olds are competent to drive and especially those still capable to work a travel job.
  - lovich 5y ago
    Flying 100+ days a year isn’t physically demanding for someone over 75?
    - sokoloff 5y ago
      These are airliners not tactical jets. An airport isn’t dramatically different from an office building in terms of physical demand. Being at a client site 100 days could be 50 flights if you’re on a typical Mon-Thurs consulting schedule and home every weekend. Flying that often, you learn how to make it easier. For out Sunday back Thursday night trips, I can travel in a backpack if I have to but usually used a 15-pound roller bag. Hardly the stuff of special forces and less strenuous than a round of golf, which plenty of 75 year olds do. My in-laws are ~75. If you looked at them or watched them play one of their 100+ rounds of golf (walking) a year, you’d probably guess they were early 60s.
SamReidHughes 5y ago
A lot of 75 year olds play golf, and walk the course, 160+ days each year.
lovich 5y ago
I asked this question in what I assumed would be transparent sarcasm. It’s apparent that I need to point out that this is a sub aimed towards ambitious people chasing their dream business/job/hobby/dream/interest/etc. There might be a bias here towards thinking a strenuous job is normal, just because we might take in that level of stress voluntarily

vbg 5y ago

“Has the appearance of being happy.”

ApolloFortyNine 5y ago
A lot of people get to retirement and simply don't know what to do with all the free time. Work the same job for 40 years, and a lot of people will start to enjoy it (or did the whole time) and will retire only when forced to.
- sschueller 5y ago
  I wonder if this is more common in the US where the separation between work and free time is quite blurred. It's seems like you are always working and expect to be always available. Vacations are also minimal.