What is work?

A job?

A task to be done?

It all depends on how you look at it.

Satisfaction is always a good reward but dollars are what the bills need and so we need more dollars to get by.

Grey hair or not much hair is a dead giveaway and although it’s not supposed to effect employment selection it does and so does the long CV.

It’s also a challenge taking direction from some “young person” who looks fresh from school and talks fast.

One major issue is keeping up with modern technology, cell phones and computers.

If you really want to find out about these ask the kids. They are the best people to ask as they use phones and computers most of the time.

Check out a young kid’s cell phone directory and see how many names they have listed. Ok you're thinking "I don’t know that many people" and if you need to talk to someone you would just visit them. But what if you didn’t want to spend too much time with someone and you just need to keep in touch?

Yes believe it, there are a lot of business which work over the internet and you need to access these via a computer, or a smart phone.

The logic of how these work may well challenge you but stick with it, several things happen. You become valuable to those who choose not to and as a bonus your brain will keep ticking over and stop vegetating.

A really positive aspect about getting older is work ethics typically turning up on time regularly is a major benefit. You see if you are there you can do something. Unfortunately there are a lot of younger people who haven’t quite grasped the principle of good time keeping.

Attitude is another major flaw in in some youngsters. It’s all to do with the frontal lobes not being fully developed.

On the other hand take it easy on the physical side, lifting things and general agility skills tend to wane just ever so slightly as we age. So pay attention to keeping a level of fitness up. Brisk walks and simple stretching exercises are usually enough for most of us. But if you feel the need to run a marathon, make sure you train for it.

Helping out at the local supermarket or garage may suit some people but sometimes it's good to have other intellectual challenges, if you feel more academically inclined. A lot of companies which have downsized over the years have vacancies for short term contract work which means only a small commitment to a few weeks work is all that is needed. Just make sure at the end of the year you have recorded your expenses to offset against the tax which you’ll find you need to pay.

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