Careers-Employment - Four Reasons Why Baby Boomers and Older Workers Seek Retirement Jobs?

By Anna D. Banks

Extra Income - The chance of earning extra income is one of the main reasons why most Baby Boomers and older adult workers look for retirement jobs. By earning this extra money at a part-time or full-time retirement job, retired workers can make their pensions last for longer, afford more luxuries that they would otherwise be forced to do without, and in many cases they can lower their healthcare costs by obtaining employer sponsored medical insurance.

For Love of the Job - Most Baby Boomers and older adult workers look for and desire retirement jobs because they love working. Especially for all those people whose jobs require them to be a lot more creative and offers them more autonomy, like writers, consultants, entrepreneurs and artists, work becomes a huge part of their lives and is one of their biggest sources of personal satisfaction, that having to do without a retirement job has very little or absolutely no appeal.

Chance to Socialize - For all those people who are outgoing and fun-loving and love to inexact with other people throughout the day, retirement jobs can provide you with a dynamic and vibrant social life and an in-built network of potential friends and professional colleagues.

Fear of being Idle - Most people have so devoted themselves to work before their retirement that they now prefer to keep on working at retirement jobs for as long as possible to keep off being idle. What's more, most Baby Boomers and older adult workers like to delay that need to adjust that arises when there is a change in lifestyle. Without a strong support system of family and friends, or an entire plan when it comes to retirement activities they would like to pursue, retirement jobs are by and large the safest option.

© 2008 Anna D. Banks, GCDF
Anna D. Banks, a passionate advocate for baby boomers in exploring their priorities, planning and setting goals for the next stage of their lives. Assisting her clients to attract and build a professional and personal life consistent with their values is not just a goal of Anna's, it's her passion. Her diverse work experience in business, education and financial services enables her to help the diverse population of baby-boomers with their life, career, and personal finance coaching needs. Anna is currently Adjunct Faculty at Essex County College, where she teaches
Career Development & Management.

Author's Note:Do you have any questions about career development or lifestyle changes for Baby Boomers, which you think others, like you, would want to know the answers? Please place a post on http://babyboomer-retirement-tips.blogspot.com or email your questions to me at Anna@AnnaBanks.com
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