To the contrary, I know a lot of people who are financially secure and don't need to work, but nonetheless want to work because they're bored and/or working giv

To the contrary, I know a lot of people who are financially secure and don't need to work, but nonetheless want to work because they're bored and/or working gives them as sense of purpose. Some of them fill their lives with volunteerism, but some people find that traditional volunteer activities aren't good matches for their skills -- if you retire from a career as a prison guard, it's hard to find a position as a volunteer prison guard six months later when you're bored, for example. (But you might find a contract job training prison guards -- indeed, someone with decades of experience as a prison guard is an ideal candidate for such a job.)