Usefulness
Continue to thrive with fulfilling employment, volunteering where you are brought joy, and engaging in community
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We have spoken to many "retirees" over the years who either continued working in some capacity, or went back to work or volunteer just months after retiring. Most of them could only "sit around" so long and decided to find something useful to do from hobbies, to volunteering, to returning to work somewhere.
In response to this, we began researching how people over 65, and indeed people over 50, performed in work. Studies revealed that senior adults stayed at a job ax longer than their younger counterparts. They also showed significant performance increases in the areas of Customer Success, Accounting, and management. Forward-thinking small businesses with employee "shortages" should really consider this workforce.
If dedicated working schedules are not your thing, consider volunteering at organizations that you are passionate about. Your expertise will always be needed as these organizations or groups are always short-staffed, and some eve end pay such as election workers or those who hand out freebies in price clubs like Costco.
No matter if you return to work or volunteer, you should consider seeking out a community of people to connect with. This can be those you work with, those you volunteer with, or groups from church or common hobbies. This, like the options above, keeps your mind sharp and combats loneliness and depression. Below are some resources that help all of this along with some helpful articles.
Tools & Resources
Here are downloadable tools and resources that we hope will point you in the right direction of meaningful employment by companies who want folks like you, fulfilling volunteer opportunities where you live, and/or communities of folks who understand you, accept you as you are, and help you to grow and thrive.
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How to Find a Cause That Needs Your Help
If you’ve retired or cut back and wondered where you could still be useful, here’s a simple way to find a cause that fits.
Jobs You Can Do Past Age 65
If you want to keep working past 65, the smartest move is playing to what actually gets more valuable with age: judgment, credibility, and relationships, not physical stamina. Here are five roles where that trade works heavily in your favor. Customer Success...
Why You Can Still Work After Age 65 and Why You Should
Turning 65 doesn't come with a legal expiration date on your career, even though plenty of people act like it does. Federal law backs this up directly. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects workers 40 and older, and there's no mandatory retirement age for...
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