Anyone still working full-tine in their 60’s?

I worked full-time as a carer, until I was 59, then went part-time, first as Manager of 2 day centres, then Warden at a sheltered housing scheme, then as carer to my sister-in-law. Having Covid and a stroke 10 months ago has stopped me working now. I'm 63, will get a state pension in 3 years.

I'm working full time running a care service, but I am retiring in a couple of month's time on my 66th birthday. I don't really want to go, but I need to retire now to make the most of life while I'm not too decrepit! It is very stressful work but I still enjoy it. DH still works 2 days a week and I think I will do some coaching for people involved in court proceedings to keep my brain active.

GagaJo, you should get a hooded blanket (oodie). They give amazing warmth and are comfortable over any kind of clothes, because they are so roomy. Perfect for working from home!

Yup I’m 61 and don’t see myself stopping anytime soon. I’m been self employed since my twenties so I’m
familiar with the roller coaster ride that is working for myself. Set up a not for profit last year to help more people aged 50+ make money from a hobby or a passion when I noticed how many older people were struggling to keep the roof over their head called Startup School for Seniors. It’s given me a new lease of life!

I still work full time at 58. My hours are condensed into 4 days but that includes some 12 hour shifts.
I am really starting to feel it but it means I get my steps in most days!

I can take my pension at 60 but will still need to work part time until I receive my state pension. I heard this week that my healthcare trust are scrapping the retire and return scheme which has totally scuppered my plans. I’ll be starting a new thread for suggestions on what I can do instead !

I planned to retire at 50 - which I did - but decided to do a little local part-time job. That turned into a promotion and got involved directly with the Exec Board. I was asked to go full-time - which I did - on the proviso that I could pretty much choose my hours and when I work from home. Also some study time built in. I really enjoy it. However, I’ve just been headhunted for a similar job, perhaps simpler, paying 3 times the salary…!!! One year doing that and I could save a nice little sum!

I DO work in slippers. And frequently in a dressing gown (over clothes) for warmth. If I MUST have the camera on in my video lessons, I put it over my legs, rather than wearing it.

That's excellent!
If I could work wearing slippers, I would.
They must have clocked up some years between them.

My Dad and stepmum are still working at 81 and 75 and stepmum still will only go to to work in high heels. My Dad is just about to finish but he’d love a little job a couple of days a week it’s just his bad hip stopping him.

They're going to flog us all to death, while their idea if working is having a good snooze in the house of commons, and behaving like pompous little schoolchildren.
Nice work if you can get it.

I was lucky and retired at 62. My dearest sister is not so lucky she is 62 and works for a company who deal with medication orders and she works the horrible 4-12pm shift very often having to stay till 1 or 2am when the orders are completed. She is exhausted and spends most of her free time sleeping, she has no quality of life and obviously can't wait to retire. She does fear the age may be changed yet again before she gets her SP which will mean carrying on.

I retired at 60 because the whole ethos of my department had changed and I was no longer happy there. Had the situation been as it was a year before I would definitely have stayed. DD reckons she won’t be able to retire before she is 70 and I think most of her friends are in the same situation.

Teaching full-time (secondary) until 67, then 3 years part-time, commuting 800km p.w. to get there and back. Mother died, left me rich, now retired. Thank God.

I retired at 62, 16 yrs ago hubby and I wanted to do some traveling. I loved my job and enjoyed working with my colleagues. It was a very sad day for me on the last day but there is life after work and our bucket list was long.

Worked until I was almost 63 , physical job so was getting harder . 2 years 3 moths until I get state pension ! Not that I’m counting ??

65 here and working full time including a lot of unsocial hours and evenings. Finding it hard to decide whether to retire at 66 or whether to ask to go part time. I like being really busy and am a bit fearful of losing the sense of order I get from going to work.

I retired at 65, before I got my state pension, simply because I was completely burnt out. I then had viral myocarditis and developed severe heart failure so all my plans went caput in the space of the 48 hours it took to go from fit and healthy to virtually bedridden.
I have improved to a degree but have had to completely change my lifestyle.
On a good day I almost forget how I felt.
Good luck, I wish you well with whatever you decide.

But a lot of women don’t work outside the home for some years after all that inconvenience, pain and degradation Biglouis. Most men have to carry on going to work and have the additional stress of knowing they have a family to support. Why should they have had to go on doing that for a full five years after those of their wives who did go back to work became entitled to retire? I don’t consider that my pregnancy and giving birth entitled me to retire five years earlier. And of course there are women who couldn’t or chose not to have children - where do they fit into your argument?

I always thought that if women wanted equality that should include having the same retirement age as men. Why should women have expected to retire at 60 when men had to wait another five years

Men do not suffer the inconvenience of going about like a beached whale for 9 months. Nor do they suffer the pain and degradation of childbirth ir be lumbered with being the primary carer for years.

Until we find a means whereby childbirth is shared equally between men and women this will allways be so. Women will get the dirty end of the stick every time.

I worked full time until I was nearly 66. I loved the job and would have stayed longer, but couldn’t do the commuting - not as quick as the youngsters when trying to get a seat! DH was at home and did the cooking and some cleaning, which helped a lot.

#Germandsmum I've thought about it but I just feel I can't leave the young woman I've brought in. Very bright, very intelligent but left in a humdrum job in the restructure. She will make a brilliant Compliance Manager at some point but not quite yet and she is a really lovely person and I don't want to leave her in the lurch.

I am 71 and work 21 hours a week as a Teaching Assistant in a primary school so not full time but I do have to go in everyday. I couldn't do it if I didn't get the school holidays. I used to teach some years ago. I have no grandchildren yet and I would get bored if I was at home everyday.

In Germany the official age for pension begin is 67 years. So, yes, most are still working full time.

Well done Suzikyoo.

I was still working long hours till my late seventies (and loved it) and gained a First in a University degree at 74 - it all depends on your state of health. Main thing is to keep your brain active for as long as you can.....