Work - Where To Find Work
Paid work is difficult to come by when you are retired. It’s a non-area, which is a pity.
There is an expectation both from ourselves that we don’t have to work and from the outside world that believes we are not capable. Both rubbish ideas. It makes excellent sense for us to contribute to the economy and give ourselves some extra money and for society to use those skills we have developed over the years. At the moment the whole area of work in the third age is an undiscovered gold mine.
An undiscovered gold mine
Practically if you are looking for work you have to look at what you can offer e.g. you like meeting people, you are good with figures; you see how much time you want to spend in this work and you make a list of the possible jobs that might be out there. Then you have to go searching.
Whatever the job you had prior to retirement you may be able to extend your time there for a few days a week. Because of the new laws against ageism companies are more relaxed about workers carrying on for more years perhaps on reduced time. If you like your work this is worth looking into. If you have been fed up with what you have been doing and would like something different, have a think about what interests you. Perhaps there has always been something you wanted to do and never had the chance. If you are at a loss as to what possibilities there are, find your local paper and look through the job vacancies. Do it for several weeks as the jobs are always changing. In most local towns there are job agencies that can sometimes be helpful. Find them in yellow pages and make an appointment to see someone.
One big lesson you have to learn in all this is that you never give up. If one idea does not work out you have to rethink. You have to wriggle and squirm and push and shove until you do get a position. Society is changing in its attitudes; you have to go kicking and screaming till they listen to you.
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