chinaco
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Brewer's thread about "We Really Are Different" caused me to think about a situation that is a little different, but takes the notion of continuing on the treadmill to a level that seems really foolish.
I work for a company that has traditional pensions and still provides retirement health care.
I know people that have worked longer than it seemed they should. Of course, one never knows their financial situation... but if they continued to work because of lack of basic planning then it provides a little insight into the behavior .
In the extreme, I have seen people continue to work ( and I know they hate their j*b from listening to them rant). Work past 62 and even past 65 when they could get retirement healthcare and a pension that would replace almost 80% - 100% of their earnings... (if one includes SS). Long-time employees with 40+ years. The way the pension works, they get no additional benefit after so many years of work (an amount so low it is not meaningful).
Go figure.
I often wondered it they realized that they are working a job they dislike for FREE?
I work for a company that has traditional pensions and still provides retirement health care.
I know people that have worked longer than it seemed they should. Of course, one never knows their financial situation... but if they continued to work because of lack of basic planning then it provides a little insight into the behavior .
In the extreme, I have seen people continue to work ( and I know they hate their j*b from listening to them rant). Work past 62 and even past 65 when they could get retirement healthcare and a pension that would replace almost 80% - 100% of their earnings... (if one includes SS). Long-time employees with 40+ years. The way the pension works, they get no additional benefit after so many years of work (an amount so low it is not meaningful).
Go figure.
I often wondered it they realized that they are working a job they dislike for FREE?