I’m more concerned about people wanting to use that to raise the retirement age.
They don’t understand averages. Reducing childhood deaths significantly raises average life expectancy by increasing the number of people who reach retirement ages, not by making them more able to work
Nothing forces people to retire at a specific age. I’m more concerned about being able to work long enough to afford retiring. “Retirement age” is 67 and I don’t expect to be able to work that long
Ageism is a thing. As I’m approaching 60, I understand I may never be able to get hired again in my field. This may be my last job, whether I want that or not, and regardless of what retirement age is
There is no such thing as retirement age in the us. There is only the age range at which social security will start paying out. That has nothing to do with how old you need to keep working, how old you can keep working, or how old you’re allowed to keep working
It’s more about mortality rates, remaining life expectancies at different ages, and how those have changed over time, but yeah. High infant mortality really skews those stats.
I’m more concerned about being able to work long enough to afford retiring.
You’re not alone in that. I’m 70 and still working fulltime. I’ll be retiring at 71. At that point, my mortgage will be paid off and my post-retirement disposable income will exceed what I get now while working. I was hoping for better, but life had other plans for me. At least, so far, I have good health and fitness, though I look like three miles of bad road.
Ageism is a thing. As I’m approaching 60, I understand I may never be able to get hired again in my field.
It made things more difficult for me but not impossible. I got my current job at age 58, and I’m in a highly technical field where age discrimination is even more virulent than elsewhere. Only three firms gave me an interview but I got offers from two of them. So I’d characterize it as shitty but not quite impossible. The (slightly) good news is that, in most US states, if you have a job, it’s harder to lay you off as you get near retirement age. It’s not quite a protected category, but close.
I’m young still but well said. This is what my mom used to talk about but I still struggle to understand and implement. I’ll get there but sooner would be better.
Oh no, how we will we maintain value for our shareholders?!
It’s okay. Now that AI can do all the jobs the population crisis is over.
Now everybody get dying!
I’m more concerned about people wanting to use that to raise the retirement age.
It’s more about mortality rates, remaining life expectancies at different ages, and how those have changed over time, but yeah. High infant mortality really skews those stats.
You’re not alone in that. I’m 70 and still working fulltime. I’ll be retiring at 71. At that point, my mortgage will be paid off and my post-retirement disposable income will exceed what I get now while working. I was hoping for better, but life had other plans for me. At least, so far, I have good health and fitness, though I look like three miles of bad road.
It made things more difficult for me but not impossible. I got my current job at age 58, and I’m in a highly technical field where age discrimination is even more virulent than elsewhere. Only three firms gave me an interview but I got offers from two of them. So I’d characterize it as shitty but not quite impossible. The (slightly) good news is that, in most US states, if you have a job, it’s harder to lay you off as you get near retirement age. It’s not quite a protected category, but close.
I’m young still but well said. This is what my mom used to talk about but I still struggle to understand and implement. I’ll get there but sooner would be better.