Different people want and need different things. Which is why it's crazy to have a fixed retirement age. One of my colleagues, who is on temporary secondment from Bristol University, cites as one reason he doesn't want a permanent job at RAL is that they force you to retire at 60. This rule seems pretty annoying to me and some of my colleagues (though others are looking forward to their retirement with glee).
Actually, what often happens is that many people retire and collect their pension and then still turn up at work most days. They have more freedom, but have to live on half the salary (plus lots of extra complications when they want to go to a foreign meeting).
I doubt I'll be in the same situation, since there are bound to have been a couple of changes in the rules in the next 20+ years. I told my Bristol colleague the same thing (he's only a couple of months older than me).
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Date: September 21st, 2002 05:43 am (UTC)From:Actually, what often happens is that many people retire and collect their pension and then still turn up at work most days. They have more freedom, but have to live on half the salary (plus lots of extra complications when they want to go to a foreign meeting).
I doubt I'll be in the same situation, since there are bound to have been a couple of changes in the rules in the next 20+ years. I told my Bristol colleague the same thing (he's only a couple of months older than me).