My original plan was to retire when I turned 70. 70 came and I still had some gas left in the tank. So I decided to keep on going. Several months later, I got laid off. You think I’d get the hint. But instead of a party and retirement cake, I got 22 weeks’ severance pay.
I decided to take two weeks off, do nothing and decide what to do next. That lasted 3 days.
So I went job searching and found another job. I liked my old job. I like the new one even better.
Yes, 70. There is age discrimination out there. You can complain about it or just get over it. You can’t do much about what people think about you because of your age, but you can do a lot about what you think of yourself in spite of your age. I’ve never acted my age in my entire life and I am not about to start now.
My original plan was to retire when I turned 70. 70 came and I still had some gas left in the tank. So I decided to keep on going. Several months later, I got laid off. You think I’d get the hint. But instead of a party and retirement cake, I got 22 weeks’ severance pay.
I decided to take two weeks off, do nothing and decide what to do next. That lasted 3 days.
So I went job searching and found another job. I liked my old job. I like the new one even better.
Yes, 70. There is age discrimination out there. You can complain about it or just get over it. You can’t do much about what people think about you because of your age, but you can do a lot about what you think of yourself in spite of your age. I’ve never acted my age in my entire life and I am not about to start now.