An Introduction to the World of Work

The World of Work

Being semi-retired during the last few months I have had some time to ponder the world of work as it compares to the state of retirement. After a short while the most obvious observation that I could make was that retirement is great.  I have great difficulty understanding people who say that if they were retired they would be bored. Broke? Yes. Bored? Not a chance. One of the major disadvantages of working is that it takes up so much of your time and energy. This may not seem so obvious if you are still in your twenties or thirties. You may still have plenty of energy after putting in your eight to ten hours per day at the salt mines. However, once you hit your fifties and beyond you find that your energy is now at a premium. You also start to realize that time is not on your side no matter what The Rolling Stones may say.