Anyone go back to work after retirement?

fancicoffee13

fancicoffee13

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I am considering going back to work after retirement-4 years after retirement. Bookkeeping is what I want to do and get a paycheck. The money isn't what I am in it for because I just want to help an organization where they need the help. I would need to do the courses and get certified and I am willing to do that. IIs there anyone else who has done this?
 

When I retired, I stayed on in a consultant status for a few years. Little by little my part time consultant position began to resemble the full time job from which I retired. It added to my annual tax bill and messed up my retirement financial plan in addition to dragging me back into the corporate world. One day I told the Pres. that I was done for good and all....they even gave me another retirement lunch.

I would say that unless you need the money, returning to your old company is not a good idea. They need to learn to get along without you and if you really want to work, doing something entirely different might be more fun.

Just my two cents.
 
I thought about it but didn't want or need the hassle of having to roll out of bed on cold winter mornings.

Also, the expenses associated with maintaining a professional wardrobe.

Then there is the idea of taking orders from a boss that is barely old enough to shave.

If you are set on going back to work I wouldn't worry about taking courses or certification.

Apply for an entry-level job as an accounting clerk. If it works out most companies of any size will subsidize at least a portion of the courses needed for advancement.

Another thought is to go into a larger company, university, government agency, etc... with good benefits. If you are able to put in ten years you may qualify for an additional pension.

Good luck.
 
Anyone go back to work after retirement?
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Ha, and I thought I was the only crazy one! Retired from a 26 year career at local Sheriff's Dept. in 2012. 2015 began full time with CDCR, which tided me over until age 65, then decided the time was right to re-retire onto Social Security.
Then our local gym closed...then the Covid quarantine hit...then myself and two fitness instructors formed a corporation in order to provide the community with much needed movement & conditioning.
Yea, I'm still retired though, kinda. 🤷‍♂️
 
Worked twelve hours a day until I was sixty-four. My brother & I sold our business and retired. He is currently working on reducing his golf handicap down to scratch. Eighteen months after retirement, a former client asked what was I doing. "Watching day time television and getting bored out of my box."

For the last eleven years I have followed Dolly Parton's mantra: "I would rather wear out, than rust out." Today, just as I have been doing for eleven years, I started work at six am and finished at seven thirty pm, and loved every second of it.
 
I received a letter of conditional approval from the County Civil Service for Aging Services Specialist upon receipt of college transcripts which I mailed today.

Job description:
This position performs a variety of tasks including outreach, information and assistance , dietary, janitorial, clerical, food service, receptionist, and home health. Position is intended to permit employment for older persons under the Senior Community Service Employment Program funded by Title V of the Older Americans Act. Works directly with people to help meet needs based upon the programs;

Perhaps I will hear from County Civil Service next week.
 
Yes I did go back to work after I retired, needed a prupose to my day after a couple of years....different type of job completely from the one I retired from..stayed with it for 7 years...
 
For those of us who work beyond the retirement age do so because they miss the cut & thrust of work and the urgency that work creates. It must be very difficult for those who either return to work, or don't retire, because of financial pressures. For me, work is like a hobby, that I get paid is an added bonus.

Some years back we were enjoying a dining experience on the restaurant car of a steam hauled heritage train. I mentioned to one of the staff that I was a bit of a steam buff and rather liked the idea of working on a heritage railway. I was told that only a few are paid staff, the majority are unpaid volunteers. He added that I should think carefully about volunteering, it's so easy to get sucked in. You might get the phone call, we are a bit short staffed tomorrow, could you help out? Before you know it you're working a full week without pay. It was certainly food for thought.
 
Mr. Ed said:
I received a letter of conditional approval from the County Civil Service for Aging Services Specialist upon receipt of college transcripts which I mailed today.

Job description:
This position performs a variety of tasks including outreach, information and assistance , dietary, janitorial, clerical, food service, receptionist, and home health. Position is intended to permit employment for older persons under the Senior Community Service Employment Program funded by Title V of the Older Americans Act. Works directly with people to help meet needs based upon the programs;

Perhaps I will hear from County Civil Service next week.
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At the time I posted this I gave the description of aging specialist aide as it turns out the aging services specialist has no job description only a bachelors degree in human services.
 

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