New opportunities: A file picture showing some retirees taking part in community-based activiies in Petaling Jaya. Some 10 years ago, the only option available for unskilled workers who retired was to end up as security guards. There are now opportunities in the gig economy.
Nobody really retires unless they want to. Come to think of it, one can be considered to be retired if they choose not to work anymore. It can be at age of 30,40 or 50. It does not have to be at 60.
Just recently, a friend who retired two years ago “un-retired” by coming back into the workforce in a less stressful capacity. The notion that retirement is only at 60 no longer applies in today’s world.
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