ResumeBuilder is out with a new survey finding that 12 percent of retired Americans are “likely” to go back to work in the coming year, at a time when 25 percent of Americans between the ages of 62 and 85 say they already are working.
The reasons for their return to work include concerns about the cost of living and a belief that they did not save enough money before retiring. One-third of respondents say they want to return to work because they’re bored.
However, while there is a concern on the part of two-thirds of respondents that ageism will hamper their ability to return to work, “the majority (78%) of retirees considering a return to work are very enthusiastic (23%) or somewhat enthusiastic (55%) about the prospect.”
KC’s View:
This is a story to which I can relate – I’m right in the middle of that demographic, but I think I’d be bored if I stopped working. And if the time comes when I do stop doing MNB – at least on a five-days-a-week, 10-stories-a-day basis – I think I’d want to keep at least one oar in the water. Maybe post stories and commentary a little less frequently, continue to do some speaking engagements, and maybe figure out a way to do some mentoring.
I find myself thinking about the Jimmy Buffett lyric:
A most mysterious calling harbour
So far but yet so near
I can see the day when my hair’s full gray
And I finally disappear … But not yet.
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