Should I feel guilty looking for a new path at this late stage in my life? Should I be happy with what I have and just play that out until I am ready to retire? These are the questions that I am wrestling with. I am looking for a more challenging position that offers a sense of social consciousness or one of truly helping others? Does age have anything to do with it? Is there a reason that I should not continue to grow and learn because I am getting older? Believe me I know that I can out work many of those younger than me.
One area of contention is the length of time older workers have to commit to a new job. I feel that I have four to five years that I want to work before paring back on my work hours. If the research is correct this is two to three years longer than younger workers are willing to stay in a job.
A google search on finding a job over 60 is enough to send you into early retirement. From what I found I need to either take the steps necessary to fight ageism or, as some of the articles suggest, rethink my retirement age and retire early. So the message I am getting is to become an entrepreneur or suck it up and stay where I am until I can head off into the sunset .
What are your experiences? Has anyone tried to find work after 60 and if so what issues, if any, did you encounter? Please leave a comment at agingwithhennessey.com.
Until next time.
Dan
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