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Want To Work In Retirement? It May Not Be As Easy As You Think

By Melissa 4 Comments - The content of this website often contains affiliate links and I may be compensated if you buy through those links (at no cost to you!). Learn more about how we make money. Last edited November 20, 2023.

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Are you ready to step away from the daily grind and find a more flexible job that requires fewer hours?  That’s what many people in their 50s and 60s hope for.  In fact, according to Sara Rix, a strategic policy advisor at the AARP Public Policy Institute in Washington, “‘The portion of pre-retirees who say they expect to work in retirement is very high,’ between 60% and 80″ (USA Today).

Reality, unfortunately, is much different.  “In 2012, only 18.2% of people 65 and older were working. While that’s up significantly from 10.8% in 1985, Rix says it’s a lot lower than the number who expected to work. ‘One reason is the difficulty that older workers face, the barriers to trying to find new employment,’ she says. ‘Discrimination remains a problem even though we can’t tap into specific numbers'” (USA Today).

If you plan to retire and still work, here are some steps you should take to bolster your success:

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  • 1.  Consider staying with your current company in a reduced capacity.
  • 2.  Find an employer who specifically seeks older people.
  • 3.  Prepare for your new job months or even years before you plan to start.
  • 4.  Create your own job.

1.  Consider staying with your current company in a reduced capacity.

plan ahead to work in retirementYou may be ready to give up a full-time job, but if your employer is agreeable, consider staying on in a reduced capacity.  This will be a much easier transition than trying to find an entirely new job.  Many tenured professors stay on at their universities in a reduced fashion, for instance.  I had an English professor who was 70 when I took his class.

2.  Find an employer who specifically seeks older people.

There are companies that specifically look for older people to hire.  Rent a Grandma is a service where older women are available to be nannies, tutors, or senior care helpers.

There are other companies that also specifically search for seniors.  “Publix, the largest employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States, founded by the late George W. Jenkins in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida, has a corporate philosophy to provide a diverse workforce and is known for its employment of senior citizens, where one of out every five Publix employees are older than 50” (Job Bank USA).  Publix is not alone.  Wal-Mart also hires a high number of people over age 55.

3.  Prepare for your new job months or even years before you plan to start.

If you’re planning on a career change post-retirement, take the required steps early on.  I worked with an English teacher who retired at 55.  Before he retired, he earned a second bachelor’s degree in the psychology of aging and planned to work with senior citizens.  He also took public speaking classes because he planned to join the lecture circuit.  He had mapped out his post-retirement plans 10 years before his actual retirement and took the steps to make his transition successful.

4.  Create your own job.

Sometimes, creating your own job can be the best way to find gainful employment in retirement.  Another teacher I know who retired early became a freelance writer.  The beauty of this job is that she and her husband can travel, and she can do her work while they’re on the road.  Because all of her writing is done via the Internet, there is very little age discrimination to deal with.

Finally, if “I’ll work after I retire” is your solution for not saving enough for retirement, know at an early age that it may not be possible to work when you’re in your 60s.  While you may WANT to work in retirement, there is age based discrimination that may affect your chances.  Even more likely, your health could fail, and you may not be able to work, even though you’d like to.  Saving as much as possible for a comfortable retirement should still be a priority.

However, if you’re lucky enough to remain in good health, there are ways you can avoid discrimination and continue to work even after you retire.

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Last Edited: 20th November 2023 The content of biblemoneymatters.com is for general information purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Visitors to biblemoneymatters.com should not act upon the content or information without first seeking appropriate professional advice. In accordance with the latest FTC guidelines, we declare that we have a financial relationship with every company mentioned on this site.

This article is about: Jobs And Work Life, Retirement

About Melissa

Melissa, a mom to three (ages 15, 10, and 9), blogs at Mom's Plans where she writes about homeschooling, health eating, frugal living, and paying down debt. She works as a freelance writer and virtual assistant.

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  1. Holly@ClubThrifty says

    I like #4 =)
    I’m self-employed and I hope to be when I’m older as well. That way, I will (hopefully) be able to work as much or as little as I want. Crossing my fingers!

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  2. Peter Anderson says

    I like the create your own job one too. I’ve already done that to a degree, and I think my blog and other online ventures should be enough to live on in retirement – if I’m still doing it by that point. Who knows – that’s a long ways down the road. If I’m not, however, I can imagine myself doing something else entrepreneurial to make money in retirement.

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  3. DC @ Young Adult Money says

    This is a really great post for anyone thinking about working in retirement or who want to continue to have income in retirement. I think the make your own job would be ideal. There are plenty of things you could do as a retiree that others who have a 9-5 job would not be able to do. Letting pets out to go to the bathroom and running errands are a few that come to mind.

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  4. Brian @ Luke1428 says

    Suggestion #3 is really critical advice. We need to try and project where we want to be in the next five to ten years and take steps in the present to get there. Really tough to do this but definitely part of the retirement process.

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