I am 63 recently joined as a part timer. I have no problem working with younger people, many of my mangers are less than half of my age, I don;t feel any bad. However, there is a person who speaks in the same native language I speak He started to call me "DADU" It means grandfather, So, I call him Grandson. He said he is 53.Edited 02-Dec-23 09:14am

because of the sense of entitlement that the young have these days, which preclude many of them from completing required education standards, the older generation who have education and experience, if they have the physical and mental capability to continue worker, should continue to do so until they want. Not be forced to retiree at an arbitary age.

I am 67yrs in good health and really enjoy the work I currently do. I love my current role a lot as it is very challenging and rewarding and I think I add a lot of value to the company I work for. There are staff my age and older that are also adding good value to the company and there are some that are not. I plan to keep working as long as I am in good health (body and mind) and I enjoy the job. The second either one of those becomes an issue I am retired.

65

I reluctantly retired at 67 due to health.

Retirement Age as such depends on what a person has been doing for a job over the years, a brick layer for instant might work for years without problems then there are those that end up with arthritis in the fingers or bad backs from lifting heavy loads off bricks or cement. Doctors seem to work as long as they wish but there are restrictions for surgeons once they reach a certain age but I am not sure why other than the profession has decided to do so because there is no way of knowing how old age will affect a person's capacity to do certain operations. I only know that because some specialists I used to see told me so.

I don't agree an ' experienced doctor ' or ' good doctor ' should be determined by ' age '. Some ' older doctors ' are not the ' best doctors '. There are plenty of ' younger aged doctors ' that are better then the ' older aged doctors '. So experience by age is not always a good indication of experience. Some people study medicine at a very young age while others enter it at an older age. But a retirement age is a good thing and is considered as a guide and is not compolsury. Which that should be the case, there are some retirement aged people that can and are willing to continue to work in some degree. If able they should be allowed to work and not be discriminated against. That's just my thoughts, I don't expect everyone to agree with me.

Depends on a variety of issues health, money, family and willingness to continue

Retirement is a personal thing. When you can afford to stop paid work, if you have hobbies should you retire and the most important, are you well enough to keep working beyond your Government working age?.

Think it all depends on what interests you have besides work. Yes much of the older persons knowledge & experience is lost to an organisation but then u have the young generation with different ideas & tech know how etc

it all depends on your health & ability to works=1

I think it depends on the person, their job, and their financial situation. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a retirement plan or have been able to save for the future. Many self-employed people haven't even paid into Social Security so they have very little to retire on. Everyone should be smart enough when young to work out how they can retire early and have time to enjoy life. If that's possible, then I think they should definitely do it. Maybe the answer is for the schools to give their students that knowledge and assist them to be able to do this. I know our school offers very little assistance to students for planning a good future. If they wait until their senior year, it's too late for them to have gotten the knowledge they need for what they want to do. I know it's hard for students to choose a job/career. Many have no special interests, and they are so young that they will probably change at some point. I know, looking back, that I would have chosen a backup plan just in case. I made a good choice and great pay and benefits, but when they wasn't working for me mentally, I had nothing else to rely on. If I had the education, I would have moved on to something that was along the line of helping people. I would have loved possibly working with the deaf. I never would have dreamed of that when I was young. Everyone needs more than one skill set to rely on. My best friend worked as a beautician at home while she raised her kids. Then she went to nursing school. Therefore, she could have done several things. Leave your options open. I wish everyone a great life with an awesome retirement. Working so hard, everyone deserves that.

I don’t know

When my husband and I were forced into retirement, due to illness and bad investments, we thought that we made the wrong decision, because both of us have always been hard workers, Now at my age and my Husband has passed, I am so glad that we did, because we had 20 years of a very happy life of travelling. and being to gather, These last 3 months have been the worst time in my life, but I have been offered volunteer work 3 days

I did retire at 57 my choice not looking back now enjoying my only grand child and going on holidays

at retirement age u r eligible for a pension, its entirely up to u if u decide u want to continue working. sadly there are more and more people who cannot survive on their pensions so have no choice but to keep working. and that sux given these hard working people have contributed to the economy for 4 decades or more.

When it comes to retirement, I believe it all depends on the individual. To the people that have worked hard all their lives deserve to retire but then again I just seen an air show where one of the pilots were 86!

The retirement age should start at 65 and then be very flexible as each person should be able to decide when they want to retire. It depends on their health and fitness, nobody should be made to retire unless they want to.

There comes a time when enough is enough. You are ready to retire. By then you have tutored the younger people to take your place. But, you will know when the time is right.

While there is a retirement age it isn't compulsory in Australia. There are however compulsory retirement ages for certain professions such as airline pilots. Some people are happy to retire when they reach the age while others decide to carry on. I guess it depends upon the state of your health or whether you need the money.

Unfortunately I had to retire at 61 years due to chronic back pain. I can't walk without a walking stick now but I've been unable to get any help from the government. They want me to go for tests which is a 5 - 6 hour drive which I can't do anymore. If I was able to, I'd still be working but, unfortunately, it's never going to happen.

I feel it is entirely up to each individual as some people can work right through til their 80s & 90s and some can only work for 30 years and then are completely burnt out. Definitely good and bad in having a set ageEdited 30-Nov-23 13:54pm

I didn't retire 'til I was 71yrs.I still could have worked longer the interest & capability were there,but my partner was retired & he was anxious to travel so I sold my share of the business I was in & gained enough money to have cruises & travel without any debts .The travel has been interrupted by Covid & now we have age working against us

I have already retired as where we live there isn't much work and I honestly don't want to work so we manage with what we have and make things work out for us. I can't get a pension because I am not of pension age and we live off my husband's pension. I do bring in a small amount from doing surveys and interest and from a divorce agreement which has about 9 years to go. The thing that gets me is when the agreement was drawn up the house wasn't worth the 1.5 million dollars it is worth today. Oh well money does to make people happy and if you have. a lot of it then you are always worried some one is going to scam it out of you.

I retired at 65, and have 3 Pensions, so I was very lucky. I was glad to retire at that age as I was working with children who were extremely busy and some who had extreme needs. I still miss working with children, but now have 2 grandchildren so I am again happy.

I retired 6 years ago, at age 66. I would have probably kept working for a few more years, but my union was trying to cut staff, so they made a very generous offer to anyone over 65, with 20 years of service. This was too good of an offer, so I took it.

That saying to choose a young doctor and an old lawyer pretty much explains this quandary.

you should be able to choose what suits you. Not everyone ages well.

I work with both older people /younger people - I find pros and cons with both.But I feel it is as suggested a personal choice.Edited 29-Nov-23 14:13pm

In France, I believe the retirement age adjusts according to the type of work you do. If you wish to work longer you should be able to, but if your job is labour intensive, then earlier retirement options should be available. Even in sedentary jobs, cognitive decline may be the main concern. Dare I say look at Joe Biden!

High Court Judges have to retire when they turn 70 years old not sure about State Courts but I believe the Supreme Court in Queersland has something similar though a bit younger than 70.

Only people that don't actually work for a living want to work later in life. The danger with seeing professionals(?) that are past retirement age is that you ever know if they have kept up with the developments in their field. I know lots of engineers that should have retired at 45 let alone 65.

Retirement takes a lot of planning, if possible. Health, money, activities etc. have to be factored into the equation. Retirement is fun times, to be spent with your partner and growing families, not necessarily bad health and being poor. My mother retired on just the pension and lived a fairly relaxing lifestyle with grandchildren staying, bus trips through the community and with family. She enjoyed her roast lunch on Sundays and fish n chips on Fridays. Loved a cold beer on a hot day and enjoyed her ice cream for supper. She didn't have the best health, but never complained and always, always had her arms open for her children and grandchildren. After raising 6 children on her own I believe she was entitled to have a retirement. Discrimination, no, just a little bit of time left to enjoy her family and friends before a long, long deserved sleep! Love you mum!🍺💐

I semi-retired at 50. Now at 60, I work sometimes. I do enjoy my photography, painting, and my garden, so I have more time for that now. And I can spend more time visiting family while going on road trips. In short, I have more time now to do the things I prefer to do than chew up another day on a job. If you can afford to retire, then why not. There is more to life than work. Ultimately it's up to the individual. Sadly though due to todays economic climate, available finances or a lack thereof, usually dictates that decision.

It should be an individual decision as there are a number of factors for example for the person have chronic health conditions and how physical is the job they are doing? Take a long break from nursing and not sure if I will go back after the death of my parents and kidney disease, pneumonia and burstitis. Depends on the person and thier circumstances. I am not sure if I will ever go back working at all.Edited 29-Nov-23 13:30pm

I retired at 65 to take care of my mother as her full time carer but I did a little part time work as I was a massage therapist from my home and that was fine for me but everyone is different and its how they work if its for an employer or for them selves

Should be an individual decision and should be no discrimination or age restrictions put forth.

I went at 57 after I had a heart attack, and my husband did too, and it was the best decision ever. I'm healthier now than I've been for years.

i was lucky i retired at 50 with my hubby i,m75 and have not regreted it

Some decide to work longer than average, then they suddenly realize their health has deteriorated and they can't do what they had intended such as going on a long holiday around a country, especially if "camping"

I am sure someone will try to sue an employer eventually for discrimination regarding age and having to give up work, but until that happens just keep changing jobs as you go through life and eventually you will work twice as hard without receiving any pay.

Retire when you’re ready and can afford it. Keep working if you want too

When you feel its time

I feel retirement age should be 65 years. Let us enjoy our retirement.

Same points for job hunting when you're older. Discrimination appears in that direction as well.

If your brain and body are still able to function and you can still do your job well, why should you be forced to retire?

I retired at 58 due to personal reasons. I have never looked back. I love life and am enjoying life so much in my retirement. There is life after work. I know there are people who work into there 70s 80s and 90s the 93 yo who works in David Jones for example. If they love their job that much I'm happy for them but I'm happy in retirement.

hi boy blunder

Retirement? What is that? That word is not in my dictionary.

I retired at the ripe old age of 59, to look after my grandkids and wife one of the best moves of my life, not financially but mentally i have discovered more about myself in the last 2 years than I did whilst working

I was in my seventies when I retired, and I don't regret working longer than I had to.

It doesn't matter what you may choose ore enquire about if the Employee has a different Agenda they can really stuff you up IE ... At my last place of work Packages were on offer so I calaculated what I would get just to have an idea if it was worth putting in an "EQURITY"!!! Which I did emphasising the fact that it was just an EQNQUIRY and promptly got a respnse very close what what I had calculated. I had a word with my Manager that if there was a young person who was on the same Level as I was and had been given their "marching orders" I may be interested in doing a "swap" so the younger person would have a job. That was all verbal and I made it clear that I was just enquiring so just kep on merriyly working away. THEN I received a letter in the mail stating that my "JOB VAS REDUNDANT" and if I did not take up the VSP or was not able to find a another position within the (Government) within a year I would lose everything and also that VSPs were going to get lower payouts!!! The sods allowed me 3mths more work and I needed to take the first job offered or lose the lot. I suffered with them another 3months and couldn't wait to get out the door and NEVER RETURN again!

If the Government is so broke why are they allowing 'State funeral' for certain celebrities that tax payers end up paying for. This is money that could be better used etc

I believe that one of the main reasons why the retirement age is being increased intentionally by some governments, think France, and is being fought so vigorously by civilians is that the governments are broke and they , the government, KNOW that there is no longer the money that SHOULD have been put aside to pay state pensions to those due to retire over the next few years. The world is aging and I am one of the very last of the "baby boomers" and I turned 59 yesterday. The last BB's to turned 59 will be on December 31st 2023. There are many BB's still working but I am not one of them and my government at least has picked up the bill for my Disability Support Pension for the past several years, and I paid towards this during the 30+ years I was able to work, but I don't expect to recieve anything from my government in the years to come. Australia has had a healthy economy and it was so until 2020, but 10's of 1000's of people lost everything during the pandemic years and instead of being able to be self funded retires in future they will need government assistance to live. Europe is in a far worse state due to mass migration of mostly single men of fighting age and countries are being bankrupted trying to feed and house them, even excluding the effect on crime and other related matters. The US has a debt of 33 TRILLION $ and goes into more debt daily yet still continues to have an open border. If you CAN have a nice Christmas with family and friends this year then do because by December 2024 it's going to be a LOT worse. I don't believe, and there's lots of evidence for my opinion, that the 401K's and other Pension funds, will have ANY money left in them at all when the person who owns them will need to access them. We are heading for a global depression and the steps to bring it to fruition are well underway! Stock up before the supply lines become unavailable and food dearer and more scarce than it is already. Take care and thanks for reading!

I agree with kissurusrex . Retirement age should depends on the job you are doing. A carpet layer's knees can affect his job. This applies to different industries, so the retirement age differs.

I don't think retirement should be mandatory by age - it should depend on the person's ability to do their job effectively. I think maybe having a suggested retirement age but not stopping people from working, if they are still fit, is a good idea. Let's face it - not many people can afford NOT to work and the pension for aged people isn't enough for many people.

I enjoy my retirement, but the company knows if they need my experience I am available and get called in about once a month on average.

There is life after work.

When I worked in the staffing area of an aero space Company some years ago, many of the senior members of our company were retired airmen from World War II. Our Government decided, without asking how the working classes felt about it, that retirement age would be fixed at 65. Over the first year we had a number of men who had to retire due to this pronouncement. Within six months, a third of these retirees had died. We lost engineers, fitters and turners, mechanics, none of who were noted as having ha serious health problems. It was my senior staff's and my opinion that this was caused due to the misery they felt at having been thrown away by their Government as being no longer of use.

hi ty Kishore B

I've been retired for 17 years now and wish I was still in the workforce. Money is very tight, I also miss the comradery of workmates.

There should be no fixed retirement age, people shouild be able to work for as long as they want to so long as they have the physical and mental ability and wish to do so. That being said, our politicians have applied rules to the general population which they do no apply to themselves. Politicians can remain on the backbench for as long as they want, in the Australian labor Party so long as they vote for all ALP poliicies they can,are in nice, safe seats where they don't have to do anything other than nod their heads they can stay till they are in their late nineties, still getting Superannuation. Once members of the general Population reach 70 they are no longer entitled to Superannuation payments. Most older peopler have worked hard all their lives, have contributed to the Economy, have made few, if any, claims on Taxpayer's Money, have paid their Full Tax Obligations for many Decades yet as soon as they retire they suddenly become a Burden on Society, Irrelevant and to be punished by being incarcerated in some sort of Aged Care Concentration Camp at which the owners, mostly Religious Organisations such as the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Uniting, Lutheran, Baptist, Muslim and Jewish Religious Businesses, have developed diets for the incarcerated which cost no more than $AU6.10 per day per inmate using what they call Meal Replacement Diets to acheive this, all the while the Australian federal Government is pouring more than $AU23 Billion into the owners pockets every year. They all learned their lessons from the Nazi regime between 1933-1945.

Vanessa 65 is a great age to retirement.

The age of retirement is 65. But the government says mandatory age is 71 I think if you want to work linger than 65 you should be able to do it. Bye the age of 71 you should be ready to start other things. People I know who have not retired at 65 say they can not afford to. No retirement planning or other reasons.

I always thought I would work till the day I died. But today I turned 66 and I would really really really like to retire. I am really feeling it.

Life is getting shorter by the minute so if you can afford to retire. Then do it.. But then if you want to keep working then do that. It's an individual decision. My husband is 72 and works two days a week in a bottle shop. Loves the exercise and bit extra money.

There is no retirement age you can retire whenever you like. What there is, however, is an age you have to be before you get a State pension. So it's entirely up to you, save enough to retire whenever you like or work until you are old enough to get the State pension.

Retirement age keeps rising in accordance to population growth and life expectancy I thought. I thought people still can work if they reach the age. though if they make more their pension is reduced, or cut out if they make to much, or not available if they own a second house I've heard. So I didn't think anyone is forced to retire.

When you have done your share of the work it’s time to get rewarded Just do what suits you I love my retirement

I think as long as you are able and can still contribute, you should be able to work if you want. Also, with the economy, you may need an extra income! I have seen many young people who don’t want to work or expect a higher wage than their experience warrants. Older folks seem to have a better work ethic.

In reality, you can retire at any age if you have the financial means to do so. What you are talking about is retirement age to either access superannuation or a government pension. I hate how the age has increased due to what the government perceives as "aging population". The old system of "voluntary retirement at 55" is much better than "work until you die" mentality which prevails today. (Obviously, voluntary retirement at 55 was to access superannuation and NOT welfare and you can no longer do this as the minimum retirement age is 10-20 years higher for most people currently working and this is awful).

what is a retirement age? My father died at age 82 and was working right up to the day he died. But he had retired first at age 46.. then he went back but into business on his own. I retired at 58 and have worked non stop since... what? Yes volunteer unpaid work. I used to work 5 days a week, now it's 7 days a week.

I don't really think there should be a retirement age, I feel that people should be able to retire when they are ready. However, I do feel that there should be an age where people are entitled to retire, so that when a person or employer feels that they can no longer continue to do their duties, then they can retire with dignity.

hi Lyn

I retired 4 years ago, am loving retirement especially now my husband and I are joint coordinators at our local op shop (Thrift store) all proceeds go to a variety of charities locally and we are volunteers utilising skills we have learned during our work lives.

It would be nice to say retirement is when you emotionally and financially can retire. In actuality it may be either or or neither. personally I retired when I had enough of my career which happened to be 65 but not really financially ready.

I think the age of 70 years of age for be good for retirement from your job.

There is nothing wrong with having an official 'retirement' age [around 60 to 65 years the time when a 'pension' is given from taxes] however one should be allowed to work as long as one is able and wants to work. There are extra taxes paid from earnings. Age is not always a sign of experience

WHEN ONE FEELS IT'S THEIR TIME!!

You should be able to retreat when you fill ready to retire

thats true, and a situation where there is no older experience doctor available in the clinic. Must have trust in the young generation of doctors coming through

Retirement is not compulsory, it is your own choice to retire or keep working in New Zealand. Lots of people have to keep working if they can because they haven't saved enough $ to live comfortably as the pension is not much to live on. The retirement age will ever be increasing as we live longer and the aged population increases, because the younger generations are getting more and more selfish and want everything handed to them on a plate, plus there is a big downturn in procreation worldwide which means less future workers to pay taxes to help pay for pensions so govts are forced to increase the entitlement age.

FYI, the experienced person can DO MORE than JUST contribute to special activities in the workforce. That sounds so condescending and disrespectful.

There are a lot of people who have worked at physically demanding jobs over the years, and who struggle to get to 65 for retirement. Possibly a scale could be implemented?

It should be earlier than 65 but now it’s 67….?

If a person wants to work and is physically able then should be able to work. I was working part time until I was 71 then forced to stop as I had a mishap. A massive sneeze gave me 2 compression fractures, very, very painful. Still not healed and I am now 83. I wanted to continue working.

some people like to work when they are older, it should be a choice

Totally agree and as one who believes he still has a lot to offer I find it totally frustrating that I am apparently unemployable because of my age.

Not sure why "age" was hitched up with the word "retirement"....I don't get it! The elderly (65+ even 80+) have been working or returning to work in numbers never seen before and the funding plans we once thought would be sufficient are being eroded faster than inflation can be pronounced. Wonderful medical and diagnostic procedures and improved diets have also enabled us to continue for longer than before, so we need to keep moving/working as best as we all can. I just think "retirement" is a misnomer or some kind of 'protracted vacation' , but at some point we may all have to pick up the shovel/mantle and give it another go...until death stops us! I'm also more hopeful to do only those things I like as I get older, so I can actually enjoy life and smile more. Working is not just for the young and a labourforce with all ages and pespectives may be very reflective of the wider societies we live in. ☺️

And yet some people can NOT retire at all. It all seems to revolve more around personal preference.

you should work as long as you want to, and are able to

STAY WORKING IF YOU ARE WELL AND FIT FINISH IF NOT ALL GOOD LOTS OF PART TIME WORK FOR ODD JOBS

yes we need a retirement pension can not work forever due to health eg spinal stenosis when we get old no one seems to want to help us

Yes it is good to have a retirement age and then you should be able to choose whether you continue to work longer as long as you are capable of doing what is required in your workplace. - i agree with this

Yes it is good to have a retirement age and then you should be able to choose whether you continue to work longer as long as you are capable of doing what is required in your workplace.

Maximum 65 years old for retirement if they fit for work so 2 years more extention

Maximum 65 years old

It should be the choice of employee (retirement) based on the following factors: Can the employee(s) 'afford' to retirement (without getting retirement benefits)? Can the employee(s) 'afford' to retire (based on her/his retirement benefits)? Does the employee(s) meet minimum age retirement limits? Does the employee meet other retirement requirements established by her/his employer?

People need to retire at a reasonable age. Hard physical workers are worn out physically and others mentally. If there is a specified age I think this would help in many cases. If someone wants to continue working after that age it is up to them. However, I think businesses and governments wants everyone to work till we drop. One gets close to retirement age and the goal posts move. Australians contribute to their super as do their employers but that does not even keep up with inflation etc. Businesses go bust and the super has not been paid into the accounts. I think there always needs to be a government pension as not everyone works the long years and have the high wages required to have a decent retirement fund.

Provided you are financial ready, doesn’t matter the retirement age. My expectations for the young generations should be ready in semi retire by early 40s. They should be smart in diversified investments n have dividends income. By the way, the government should have compulsory all working individual to contribute 5% gross income into their own superannuation plus employer guarantee super. All individuals should have sufficient 💰for their own retirement by early 60s and no one should have to rely on government aged pension. Other than the dole bludger. 😩