Over 80 and still working

95 is the new 75!  As a Senior its not about pursuing a career but more about finding something meaningful that allows us to learn new technologies, pay some bills, while giving us a reason to wake up and shower each morning!

Age 79 and I am a substitute teacher about 150 days per year.  

That's the spirit!!!  We'll show those young guys what we are made of!  

I started this Topic four years ago and find it exciting to see how the Work Force is growing older each year. So I thought I would update my current position in Life. As I stated earlier, I work because it keeps me going and gives me a reason to get out of bed each day. To bring things up to date I will be 85 years old in a few months and I recently changed jobs. I am now a Teachers Aid in our Local School System. This is a paid position and I enjoy working with the young children. I currently work about 15 to 20 hours per week. In addition to this I am a AARP Driver Safety Volunteer, I currently Serve as a Marketing Specialist and a Telephone Coordinator. I find that all of this activity helps to keep me Thinking YOUNG in Spirit and Mind. I plan to continue all this until I reach 100, maybe then I will RETIRE.

Guess what I am still here. My wife turned 84 in February and I turned 85 in April. I am still considered an Employee of the Local School District, however the Governor has closed all the Schools for this year, so I guess I will have to wait until next semester. I have to say that I am starting to get LAZY, when I wake up in the Morning I say why bother to get up, after all I have nothing to do.

I can't wait until I can return to work. I just realize I never posted that I left my job after 9 Years and started working as a Substitute Para Pro, and or Campus Monitor as the local School District. I absolutely love my New Position and as I told the School Supt, he probably has the OLDEST Employee in the District.

However, I must say as we proceed with this "PANDEMIC", I am totally Bored and feel that my years left on this earth are just being wasted away. I hope it will be over soon and we can return to our NEW Normal;. I say NEW Normal because things will never be the same. They will change. I can only hope for my children's sake for the Better.

Hope this finds all the many seniors whose paths I have crossed and their families are all OK. GOD BLESS

I am still working for pay and I will. be 81 in 2925. I can't imagine not working as. I  teach college English courses and love being surrounded by intelligent young adults.. 

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@johninnevada wrote:

I am over 80 and still working. I am wondering how many other AARP members over 80 are still working for pay at age over 80.

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