{"id":7384,"date":"2023-08-21T13:35:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?p=7384"},"modified":"2023-08-21T13:35:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:35:37","slug":"when-are-you-going-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/08\/when-are-you-going-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"When Are You Going to Retire?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was recently asked about my retirement plans: Are you still working? When will you retire? This type of question is often an innocuous conversation starter, but it could be a conversation ender if asked of someone unprepared for the question. I’ve asked people this question myself, not thinking anything of it. But now that I’m a (Medicare) card-carrying senior citizen, I’m finding that it bothers me if strangers assume I’m retired. <\/span><\/p>\n

But why? I don’t like to be seen as idle, and I don’t think I look like a retiree (whatever that is). I struggle to find a response that isn’t as rude as the question. Truth be told, I cannot afford to retire, as much as I’d like to. Barring something unforeseen, I will continue to work well into the future. Some of my disdain for the retirement question is the reminder that, unlike my friends, I did not prepare financially for later life. I feel there is elitism in asking someone about being retired\u2014assuming any older adult has the privilege of leaving the workplace. <\/span><\/p>\n

There is a slippery slope for an employer to ask when someone plans to retire. If they are trying to push the older worker out the door and hint at the employee’s age, it could lead to a discrimination suit. AARP writes that some terms are ageist and red flags: on the job, an employer can’t say they’re looking to “make room for the next generation,” or they’re looking for someone more “relatable” if they hope you’ll retire early.<\/span><\/p>\n

As more of us are living longer and working until later in our lives, the question itself may get old. The next time I’m asked if I’m still working, I’ll say: kindly retire that question.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was recently asked about my retirement plans: Are you still working? When will you retire? This type of question is often an innocuous conversation starter, but it could be a conversation ender if asked of someone unprepared for the…<\/span><\/p>\n

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