If you have to keep working at or near retirement age but don’t need as high of a salary, what job would you enjoy doing?

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Defiant-Aerie-6862@reddit

Coaching softball, I love to play. Or anything at an ice rink, I love hockey and I used to figure skate

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Remarkable_Pirate_58@reddit

Another post on here lamented the downfall of the "yo momma" joke so in honor of that post. I will say, hedge trimming.

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Ok-Gear-5593@reddit

When asked at work I had said a bike coop where they fix up or repair bikes. Kinda non existent these days but some kinda repair or maybe gardening at a preserve tupe place would be nice.

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BebopTundra76@reddit

I retired from the fire service and now work at a farm to table restaurant. Almost 3 years now. I love it ♡

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l0ng-time_lurker@reddit

Teaching part time at a community College or smaller state school

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I'm working more out of choice and to fund a travel budget that has recently ballooned far beyond what we planned. I'm in an Amazon warehouse, and funny enough, I like it quite a bit. The work kinda sucks, but it's easy and flexible and there are some really cool people I get to BS with throughout the day. I have a great time, most of the time. Best of all, it keeps me from bothering my wife all day and funds 2-3 trips a year we've started taking.

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FusterCluck11@reddit

On the cusp of retirement. All my retired friends are setting up bullshit LLC’s to do “consulting” work. I’m looking for a shift or two a week at a local pub as a bartender. Best job I ever had.

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NoAbbreviations290@reddit

I did that for years in my 20s and that gives me pause. Did you, or is this new to you?

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FusterCluck11@reddit

Same. New Orleans. Cant do the on my feet jobs like I used to but I can still get a shift a week out. Nothing corporate. Locals and regulars would be my goal.

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Odd_Praline181@reddit

That's a NOLA retirement plan if I've ever heard of one.

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FusterCluck11@reddit

Would love to go back. It’s been 35 years since I tended bar there.

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Odd_Praline181@reddit

I'm from NOLA, I live there approximately half the year going back to spend time with my parents. What bar were you at? I bet I've been there back in the day

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FusterCluck11@reddit

Fat Harry’s and Tipitinas uptown.

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Odd_Praline181@reddit

Oh yes, I used to live down by Tip's!

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FusterCluck11@reddit

Loved going to see the Radiators and Neville’s there. Good times!

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Odd_Praline181@reddit

It's such a special place! You could always count on an amazing show there 🤩 I hope it keeps going, there are less and less small live music venues since SoundCloud and YouTube. Apparently, bands don't do club gigs anymore, which is super sad My other regular spot was the original One Eyed Jack's, so many iconic music nights there, I was soooo sad when it closed down RIP

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FusterCluck11@reddit

Is bennys still open? Dodge the heroin needles in the street and get ready to jam tf out. 1$ longnecks back in the early 90s.

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Odd_Praline181@reddit

Look, no one knows how to survive walking in a street like people from NOLA! I found it mentioned in this thread, get ready for some hazy memories! https://www.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/s/yQIZfVeoYe

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Freepi@reddit

LOL. I’m m a consultant now. No way I’m retiring from consulting to do more consulting. Home Depot seems nice.

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spintool1995@reddit

If I don't get hired by Home Depot, I might just put on an orange shirt and go hang out there to answer people's questions for fun.

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65variant@reddit

The only time I wear khaki pants and a red shirt is when I'm going to Target to screw with people. Never leave in a bad mood even though I'm not getting paid...best 30 minutes of my week if I'm being honest.

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greycatdaddy@reddit

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sjmiv@reddit

I was talking to a retiree at Ace. He told me he took a job there to fill up his spare time and "one day they asked me to be assistant manager, so now I'm the assistant manager"

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Freepi@reddit

Assistant Manager? That’s WAY more responsibility than I’m gonna want.

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78andahalf@reddit

I waited tables until I was 48, and my body fell apart, then I got a corporate job. My body is in better shape now (I lost a ton of weight), and I'm 57. I would absolutely wait tables after retirement if my body could put up with it. I loved it and was good at it.

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FruitOfTheVineFruit@reddit

I'm like one of your retired friends and I've been doing a bit of consulting and I'm finding it's terrible. I might have one call in a day, which screws up my schedule, for an amount of money that's too small to care about. There are also a lot of calls and other overhead that are annoying and don't pay anything. And if I have one paid call and it's cancelled or moved, which happens half the time, my day is screwed up for nothing.

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HartbrakeFL21@reddit

If everyone becomes an LLC, no one is an LLC. And it won’t be just us X’ers either. These younger than us folks will see the handful of success stories, and flood the market.

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FusterCluck11@reddit

I call it BS because, in my friends’ cases , it’s just an attempt to stay relevant not really make money. When I’m out I’m out. Not losing sleep over who remembers me while I’m sippin on mai tais in Maui. 😛

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beaushaw@reddit

My uncle mows grass at a local golf course. He wakes up early, mows, play a free round of golf eats lunch with his friends and has the rest of his day for whatever.

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Adventurous-Winter84@reddit

My uncle did the opposite end. Would go out around dusk and drive the range picking up balls, spend an hour washing them and getting them ready for the next day. Loved finishing the day that way. Only made like $10/hr but they included all the golf he could play for free plus discounts. He was living his best in retirement. Did it until he was in his 80s.

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Freebolotamus@reddit

I wash my own balls not someone elses.

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FleetAdmiralCrunch@reddit

I had an uncle who was retired at about 55. He moved to Colorado and worked as a golf course groundskeeper in the summer and school bus driver in the winter. He enjoyed both and it gave him a little extra money for travel.

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muchDOGEbigwow@reddit

That sounds awesome, adding that one to my list

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Merciless_Soup@reddit

I mowed at a campground when I was a teenager. It was possibly the only job I ever actually enjoyed.

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RebelStrategist@reddit

I’m not a golfer but would mow the lawn. What a great idea!

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immaculatecalculate@reddit

You mow, I'll play your free round of golf 🤝

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otiswestbooks@reddit

Epic

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Only_Consequence6167@reddit

The literal dream.

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ClockworkJim@reddit

A friend of mine owned a pizza shop and he had one old guy come in for one shift a week just to handle all the dough making. Guy loved to do it.

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FusterCluck11@reddit

Do what you love right!!!

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DankOubliette@reddit

The bullshit LLC “consulting” lets you work 2 days/week for whomever you want to, bringing your career expertise to new projects, and keeping your brain active for $200-300/hr (or more if you’re really specialized). It’s a great way to reduce work hours as you approach retirement!

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Mock_Frog@reddit

I'm not able to fully retire yet, so I set up a bullshit LLC. It's working on for me because I can do a contract when I feel like it and otherwise not. I was looking for a catchy name, "Bullshit LLC" has a nice ring to it!

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FusterCluck11@reddit

All yours I won’t sue!

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Saint909@reddit

I was thinking bartending this morning.

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

Off topic but your username is 🤌

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FusterCluck11@reddit

Tyty!!

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NoRestForTheWitty@reddit

Besides my bullshit LLC, I actually need health insurance so I’m going to have to think of something.

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OolongGeer@reddit

Barista at a coffee shop. I would love to be in charge of the music.

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Stitchin_Squido@reddit

I was a barista in my 20’s. It was very fun and unlimited espresso!!

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OrangeSodaGalaxy@reddit

Teaching classes as an adjunct professor, doing art commissions, part time work in a hospital doing clerical or cafeteria.

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HighSideSurvivor@reddit

If I could do it all again, I’d be a college professor. I’ve always loved tutoring and teaching (I got to be a TA during grad school). I still hold out hope that I’ll find a way to tutor or teach, either as a volunteer or post retirement.

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PanickedPoodle@reddit

You should do it. These jobs are essentially volunteer at this point, as an adjunct professor pays almost minimum wage at community colleges.

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Stitchin_Squido@reddit

I have a master’s in a math heavy program and I have definitely considered teaching a couple of math classes at a community college. I’m a very young X-er…like the youngest Xer possible…so I still have teens at home. But if they didn’t need me as much, I would consider teaching some classes.

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Nojopar@reddit

Speaking as a college professor, you're probably better off not being that. They're super hard jobs to land, you have to go to school for way longer than anyone expects, your earnings are usually lower compared to what you can get without bothering, you get next to no raises and usually only 2 possible promotions in your entire career (assistant professor to associate professor then associate to full professor), office politics gets ratcheted up to 12 with cliques and infighting the norm, everyone you know thinks you get way overpaid, you've got to publish or perish which means you'll spend whole years basically not engaging with family or friends because you're obsessively chasing research grants, and our ever increasing reliance on tuition dollars to keep the lights on mean that you'll have to constantly lower your teaching standards to keep students around.

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lean_in_buttercup@reddit

This is why I want to go back to adjunct. Just one or two classes. The pay is atrocious which is why I quit but I did it for five years and really loved it. Bonus of the adjunct role. No crappy dept meetings and Life experience counts along w my masters so don’t need a PhD!

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SomethingClever70@reddit

At the beginning of my career, I worked at a graduate school, and - holy shit! - the politics and backstabbing was like a soap opera. There is no ego quite as fragile as an Assistant Professor seeking tenure.

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NoRestForTheWitty@reddit

My parents were professors. I didn’t take that route because I didn’t think I could do the politics.

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PanickedPoodle@reddit

Mine has been porter at a hospital. Lots of walking, chat with patients. Only bad part is lifting.

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OrangeSodaGalaxy@reddit

Yeah lifting is difficult

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scottypotty79@reddit

I retired from public sector work at age 40 with a modest pension and moved to a rural property. I do dog training for clients. I get to work from home with animals (8 year old me would definitely approve). It has its ups and downs and I’m basically homebound most of the time but I love it. My main focus is a board and train model where I take a dog for 3 weeks of obedience training and then work with the owner to show them how to practice and maintain the dogs routine for a better relationship. I also board dogs for existing clients. Between the pension and income from dog training my wife and I get to be self employed and enjoy the perks of living rural without having to commute to a job.

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savethefishbowl@reddit

Actually, I gave up my career job two years ago at 50 and became a school custodian. It's a union job in my state with decent pay and amazing health care. I also get a lot of time off. Additionally, because of the nature of the job I don't have to talk to people so I spend most of my shift listening to audiobooks. If I stick it our for 8 more years I will even get a smal pension pay out I don't need.

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LayerNo3634@reddit

Can I just be the Walmart greeter? I can pretend to be friendly and hand them a cart. A friend retired and drives a school bus for extra $$. He said it gets him out of bed in the morning and forces him to get dressed.

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gromulin@reddit

Buy a bait shop and boat rental or do the campground host thing.

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karmelkid@reddit

Campground host was horrible. We tried that. We did enjoy volunteering at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in the summer.

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TraditionalBackspace@reddit

I wouldn't want to deal with all of the people issues. Most campers are great. Some have mental problems and shouldn't interact with the public.

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

I know some places are better than others. We had lots of RV friends who had great experiences and not great experiences!

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

This was our plan. We were full-time RVers until Oct of 2024. Our plan was to slow our roll and work and live in state parks. A little health crisis in Kansas made the driver of our rolling condo call it quits. We've been in an identity crisis since. We've spent the last year sitting in our apt trying to figure out what's next. (For my hubs it's lots of physical therapy and for me it's apparently trying all the stuff I missed out on by becoming a mom at 20)

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TigerLilly_Tink43@reddit

All the stuff - so cocaine?

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

Yeah I addressed cocaine and the endless cycle of sex partners as "no need to recreate that for me".

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gromulin@reddit

I can't imagine trying acid for the first time at my age...lol

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

Ok not ALL the things. Though I'd love to try mushrooms someday if I can do it with someone who does a guided experience. My husband is a boomer and his stores of being in his late teens early 20s are 👀.

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Express-Natural1608@reddit

I did mushrooms when I was in college and it was fun, but I'd never do it again. Was way more carefree at the time - wouldn't be a great thing to do now!

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

I would try it with an experienced guide because some folks find relief from anxiety from it. I've got a lot of weird stuff in my brain. I would not do anything stronger than cannabis recreationally though. Hard no on drug use overall. I missed out on cocaine too, and having double digit number of sex partners. No need to recreate that toxic mess. I just want to go to concerts and dance freely, wear fun clothes (for most of my adult life we were in a religious extremism community and my girls and I dressed weird, not fun weird, more like Duggar family weird), surprise my husband by adding more piercings/tattoos when he's not expecting it, cuss about anything that needs to be cussed about, go to college, finally take care of my body, maybe make some friends who like me for me and not for my shared religious affiliation. That's what I want from my 20s that I completely skipped over. I went from teen to middle aged woman with nothing real in between.

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Fit_Beautiful6625@reddit

Don’t knock it ‘til you try it. My wife and I did X for the first time last year. It was a cool trip.

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redfish-hunter1@reddit

Yes...this\^\^ or a fishing guide. I only half jokingly tell my wife that I want to sell bait at Po'Boy Bait Shop in Port Lavaca Texas.

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Status_Iron_3706@reddit

Parts guy at local auto parts store. If I had skills, tattoo artist. Plant waterer at local nursery.

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FrankCobretti@reddit

I don't have to, but I'd love a hobby job at an independent bookstore. I've always fantasized about owning my own. Working at one would, I think, provide me with the in-store experience while eliminating any personal financial risk.

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hotyogadude17@reddit

Cannabis dispensary.

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Van-Halentine75@reddit

What’s a retirement?

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djhyland@reddit

Anything where my work would mean more than just making shareholders richer. I think I'd like to be a chemistry teacher and coach swimming or cross country and track.

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ChillKarma@reddit

This resonates. I’d like to work to bring food back into communities. Either join up with a local organization or start on my own helping to replace lawns with food or garden containers or counter top growing. Anything that is tangible. I adore software and the process of building it. But when I retire I want to go back to growing things and knowing more of my neighbors.

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greycatdaddy@reddit

I totally hear you there! I’ve been in corporate accounting and finance for 35 years and the excitement is totally gone. I’ve seen too much of how the sausage gets made and it makes me sick. It’s like the story of a large portion of chicken processing inspectors don’t eat chicken. I don’t know if that’s true or not but totally believable.

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

I was a sahm and I'd love a part time job to supplement my husband's pension. Dollar General was the only offer I got, and it was for asst manager. I'm pretty sure that anyone who wants to make an asst manager out of someone who has not worked outside of the home in decades is TOO desperate. I just wanted to work the cash register and stock some shelves, not help run the joint. I searched for 6 months and then gave up and decided to go to college instead. (Our state has a program that makes it free except for books) I am 60 so unlikely to have time to finish anything but it might be fun. I've always regretted that I never got to try college when I was young.

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awmaleg@reddit

You’re never too old to learn something new! You got this!

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

I'm terrified and so freaking excited at the same time! I start as a 60 year old true freshman in January. Yes, I have my first day of school outfit all planned out. My kids seem to find this whole thing bad ass. And my husband keeps referring to it as "hot AF" but then he says that if I wear leggings, or put lotion on, so who knows what he's even talking about. He thinks everything is hot AF. He told me not to run off with a hot professor. I doubt our little community college has a lot of hot professors looking to score with someones grandma. 😉 I'm grateful for my family's and therapist's support. I'm so scared.

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Designing1166@reddit

While I wasn't 60 (I was 40), I went to college as an English major. It's what is always wanted to do. I went to University's of Tulsa for my bachelor's and read 27 novels in one class in my first semester. I was there for 6 semesters. I graduated in December of 2010 and haven't been able to read even one book since I graduated. 😕 I have tried, but it's like my brain broke. Maybe someday. What I really wanted to say is that I'd bet you do make it. And you'll do better than you would have back when you were young. You have more patience now, more experience in life, and you want it. Don't underestimate yourself. You've got this!

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jk_pens@reddit

If your community college is in anything like the one that I taught at in the mid 2000s you won’t be the only 60+ year old. Plus, unlike a lot of the younger folks you will be motivated and focused, so your teachers will love you. You got this!

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

They do have a big population of non traditional students but the admissions and advisors and financial aid all agree I'm more non traditional than the others they have met! Most of the older students are changing careers or finishing abandoned degrees. I've not been in a classroom since spring of 1984 and it was highschool!!! Lol. I think I amuse them. I know I amused the young girl who was tasked with helping me set up my student account on my phone, bless her patient kind heart.

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jk_pens@reddit

Yes I had quite a few career changers and degree finishers. I also had a bunch of Vietnamese aunties who were apparently using my math classes as ESL… by and large they already knew the math but had to learn how to do word problems and stuff in English.

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Ashby238@reddit

I’m switching careers and I have to take three college courses. I’m signing up for the spring semester! I’ve never taken a college level class so this should be interesting.

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AnatBrat@reddit

I went back to school when I was a little older. I got to a math class a little early to sort of orient myself. I sat down; a pair of guys sat behind me. I could almost hear the eye roll. One said to the other, "There goes the curve." A sneaky smile came over me as I thought "Damn straight." I loved going back. I also think people shouldn't even be allowed to go to college before they're 25 or so. Younger people just don't appreciate what a privilege and opportunity it is. I know I didn't when I was fresh out of high school

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tonna33@reddit

I went back to school in my late 30s. Having actual life experiences made the experience so much different than when I was 18-19. Just having an overall knowledge of how the world works made understanding certain concepts much easier. Critical thinking skills were definitely better! I almost preach about going back to school. I've told people that everyone's timeline is different, so stop thinking it's too late to do something, more times than I can count (and I can count pretty dang high!).

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jrsixx@reddit

If you don’t bring a skateboard, dress like a 20 year old and say “why hello, fellow students” you’re missing an opportunity. All joking aside, you got this, have a blast, and be thrilled that your husband thinks everything you do is hot as fuck. I’m the same with my wife, she’s awesome.

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

I have barrel leg jeans and chucks for day one. I'm gonna look old but I plan to look badass old. I'll probably get another piercing before then to be on the safe side.

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GenXWomanXX@reddit

This is my damn daily wardrobe! Rock it!!

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jrsixx@reddit

You can’t be old at 60. I’m 60 and dammit I ain’t old.

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tonna33@reddit

I went back to school to finish my bachelors degree in my late 30s. I loved it! I mean, it was a bit stressful doing full time school and full time work, but just the school was great. You'll love it, too! I'd love to go back for my masters and maybe even a PhD, but I still need to grind (at least I'm compensated for it better, now).

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spatchcoq@reddit

Genuinely curious.... What are you afraid of?

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

Failure and humiliation are my two top fears, as identified with the help of my therapist. What I've done to mitigate this is to keep my circle small and tight. That means my husband and kids know, but my judgey sister-in-law will never know I took the first class until I'm getting my degree. If I flunk out it's a secret within my own nuclear family only. But also, I want to succeed and I've lived in fear since I was 18. Pushing myself this much has taken a LOT of personal healing and growth. Pushing through fear is good for us, but it's also healthy to say the fear out loud. People who do everything fearlessly are awesome but unrelatable to me. Name the fear and then defeat it.

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spatchcoq@reddit

Best of luck to you. I try to learn something every year, no matter how mundane, just to keep young. I do it for myself and often no one knows but me. Except my wife, who notices that I'm into something new and supports and encourages me. Sounds like your spouse is similar to mine this way. Someone once told me that Fear is how you know it matters/you care about it. Since then, it's been easier for me to accept fear and use it to help me focus. Even to give myself permission to care and not just be nonchalant, "oh it doesn't matter". In some ways, it doesn't matter because there are no downsides to trying and failing. In one a very important way it does matter, and that's that it matters _to you_. And you are allowed to care and put yourself first. And sometimes that's all that matters. All the best with it.

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YendorZenitram@reddit

Everythjng about that comment 8s so awesome! Rock on :)

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OolongGeer@reddit

Make sure you go out for drinks with the rest of the class afterward. That can be a lot of fun.

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tonna33@reddit

I did evening/night classes and 99% of us were non-traditional students. The drinks after class were great!

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

Part of my 20s that I missed out on. If those kids invite the class grandma for drinks I'm going to say hell yes!!!

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OolongGeer@reddit

You should suggest going out. Play the role of the Fun Person.

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Trolkarlen@reddit

Dollar General is notorious for understaffing. They'll put 1 person in the store, pay minimum wage, and expect that person to stock shelves, man the register, receive shipments, all at the same time. The stores are notoriously dirty. There are stories of milk rotting in the back because the clerk on duty cannot stock it in the fridge on time.

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ClockworkJim@reddit

>I'm pretty sure that anyone who wants to make an asst manager out of someone who has not worked outside of the home in decades is TOO desperate This is some great foresight.

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Physical_Ad5135@reddit

The dollar general manager scam is so they can work you like a dog, including split shifts. Good you caught on.

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SkidsOToole@reddit

I don't understand why they'd offer that to someone looking for part time work though. Guess someone must bite.

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

If you saw my local DG you'd understand how desperate they are.

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

Yeah. I mean I wouldn't hire me to run a store! WTF is wrong with someone who looks at my lack of work record and says "well you should help me run this chaos" lololol. Hell to the no. I really just want to run a cash register for about 15-20 hours a week anywhere but Walmart. (Because Walmart sucks ass)

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Physical_Ad5135@reddit

How about Aldi? Costco? Sam’s club?

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

Not in my town unfortunately. We are in a rural area.

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BerryLanky@reddit

That’s my plan. Become a professional student. I have taken college classes off and on for the past 40 years. Company pays for them. I have a pension waiting for me at 62 so my day is gym, dogs and school

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Technical-Bit-4801@reddit

I (60F) am still working but I too am taking classes for free at my local community college. One of them is web design, which is pertinent to my job. I’m definitely the oldest in that class…but there are several oldsters in my drawing class. You’ve got this! 🙌

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

In between all of my fun classes (English, Humanities, all the histories! Philosophy! Ethics! Psychology! Sociology! ♥️♥️♥️) my son has chosen my electives for me and they all point me to specific tech certifications that could make me employable even as an old person with no work record. He told me to do these classes over the next two years and beyond that take whatever else is fun! (He works in IT and his wife works in AI so I trust what they tell me)

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gravitydefiant@reddit

Substitute teaching is all the best parts of regular teaching (my current job). You get to hang out with the kids and teach them stuff, without any of the paperwork or data or parent meetings or lesson plans or all the other assorted bullshit. And you can take a day off whenever you feel like it, and if a class is horrible you're only stuck with them for a day, not a year, and you never have to go back.

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GreenTfan@reddit

A retired friend of mine works for Habitat for Humanity and likes it. He started out as a volunteer at a ReStore and they hired him as a manager.

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notorious_tcb@reddit

My current plan is to “retire” in about 10 years, start drawing on my pension and what not but keep working a few more years until I start drawing SS. Goal is to get a job with the city doing exterior maintenance. Basically I’m gonna go mow lawns. Leave the workforce via the same job I started in it.

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Fit_Beautiful6625@reddit

That’s kind of where I’m leaning. My issue is I’ve always worked outside. My career has been in telecomm as a lineman, repairman, splicer, etc… very physical work and also a lot of dealing with the public. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis earlier this year and don’t know how much longer my body can hold out. (Currently off work with my third knee surgery). I’d like to retire this coming year, but financially speaking, I’ll need to find something else to do. Park maintenance or something like that sounds nice.

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notorious_tcb@reddit

I’ve always worked indoors, ready to get outside for a few years

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hapster85@reddit

Retired a little over 14 months ago. With the possible exception of engineer on a steam locomotive, I have no plans to ever work again. I think 39 years was more than enough for one lifetime.

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PippinKC@reddit

Costco is calling my name in 9 years.

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tommyalanson@reddit

I’m thinking library (not an actual librarian, just working there checking g people out and stocking shelves and shit) or bike mechanic. I’m pretty good with bikes already and have been thinking about this for a while.

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nbeforem@reddit

I’d like to work at a library and reshelve the books

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Josidillopy@reddit

Yeah I was a school librarian for my career, and I think it would be nice to just check books out and reshelve them. And then go home and not think about the job

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Trolldad_IRL@reddit

There this micro-distillery near me that also has a bar and serves cocktails with their house liquor. I know my way around a bar, but I have been wanting to learn how to legally distill. I told the owner when I retire from my job I’m coming to you to work.

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ac7ss@reddit

I would be staying at my current job. I supervise rail controllers for a regional transit system. Low work load, great people, opportunities to learn, fun at times, satisfying at others.

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MiMiinOlyWa@reddit

Rocking babies at a daycare. I had a really difficult time during my son's first year. He was our only child (not by choice) so I didn't get a do over. I want to work in the infants room at a daycare.

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Relevant_Dentist42@reddit

Awww my aunt does this - volunteers 2x a week rocking babies!

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RepairmanJackX@reddit

Growing things, cooking things. Making things. Also caring for my Koi.

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Abby-No@reddit

I’m planning on leaving my full time job of 31 years at the end of this month and start towards a CNA certification, in spite of all the negativity I’m hearing about being a CNA I suddenly feel energized by the challenge and where it lead to. As for joy well guess I’ll just have to find out for myself.

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j1knra@reddit

I’ve been thinking about something like this too. PT assistant or some other kind of lower level medical work. I think id like to do something with specialty home health so I can have flexible hours.

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Threeboys0810@reddit

Cashier at Costco. Better than minimum wage with benefits. Clock in, small talk with people, then send them on their way. No stress, no bullshit, no responsibility, everyone is happy. Then clock out.

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j1knra@reddit

I often think about how nicely Costco pays and think this might be a good route, but then I remember why I don’t go to ANY of my Costcos in the Dallas area. From the minute they open to the minute they close it’s always full to capacity, long lines, and cranky shoppers. I don’t think I need that kind of thing for retirement pocket money

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

I hate to burst your bubble but Costco customers are incredibly rude. I've done FMLA and short term disability paperwork for several Costco employees, some of them repeatedly, for mental health issues caused by working there. I'm not saying don't do it, but don't do it with rose-colored glasses.

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PerpetualRestart@reddit

Retail is the same no matter the store. Customers are awful in every setting. When I was young, Target opened in my small city. I was so excited and I decided to get a part time job there for the discount. The worst night was when I had folded all the towels and straightened the entire isle just before close and a woman in her 40's came into the isle and put her arm on the shelf. She walked down the isle never taking her arm off the shelf sending all the towels onto the floor. I couldn't leave until they were all refolded. That was my last retail job ever.

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

Oh I woulda beat her ass before I quit on the spot.

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Futbalislyfe@reddit

It’s much easier to not care what customers say when your livelihood is not attached to the job. You can literally call me anything you want, yell at me, call me an idiot, suggest things about my penis size. Am I getting a paycheck next week that I can blow on my next vacation? Yes? Okie dokie, continue telling me how you have a box of crayons that is smarter than I am. Don’t care. Your words have no meaning to me.

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Esmereldathebrave@reddit

Archaeology or other history research.

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AndiagoSupremo@reddit

Working at an ice rink. I always enjoyed the atmosphere of everything from hockey to the figure skaters to the open skates. Unfortunately no rinks within an hour of my 55+ community. Thought about being a ref before moving here.

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smelmoth77@reddit

I started working at a local rink- I’m not retired yet so I just do it one day a week, but when I retire I will do it 3 days a week or so…I get free hockey too

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epicenter69@reddit

I worked as a floor guard at a roller rink back when they were popular. The easiest and most fun job I ever had.

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6glough@reddit

Being a ref was my part time job through high school and college, it’s a great way to keep in shape and your mind stimulated. Are there deck hockey or inline rinks you could go to? I love the rink too, just the smells, and sounds feel like home to me, hope to get back to it in next few years.

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ScooterKitty950@reddit

I've been thinking a lot about this lately - seems like bookstore would be a nice way to go. I can't imagine you're running into too many stressed out people working the counter at a bookstore. I've also thought about being the person that helps out with activities and taking people to their appointments at a retirement facility.

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Lvngmyjoy@reddit

Bakery, baking all types of breads

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SendMeYourBoobiezz@reddit

I'm gonna do deliveries for a local flower shop, and on weekends, sound live sound for venues.

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dortvk@reddit

I’d like to continue as a clinical social worker, but only as a therapist for <10 clients who meet VERY strict criteria🙂

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ChoakIsland@reddit

Something with pets. Dog walking or sitting.

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Yioughta5150@reddit

I would absolutely love working at my public library. Or a book store.

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LetTime9763@reddit

I'm 56. I retired from my fire department job last February with a decent pension, but no health insurance. I'm working at a technical high school as a paraeducator. I work school hours, do no paperwork, and enjoy helping the kids.

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SpicyRitas@reddit

Is that how you get healthcare now? Also thank you for your service. My neighbor’s house caught on fire and had the firemen not arrived and reacted so quickly he would’ve lost more than just a room. Also I know you didn’t specifically state fireman but it take the whole team to make it work.

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LetTime9763@reddit

Yes, healthcare for my wife and I (she's a restaurant server). Thank you.

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askywlker44a@reddit

Furnace operator.

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Gavacho123@reddit

Marijuana dispensary

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Waschaos@reddit

That is my thought too.

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rhiannonirene@reddit

Im hopeful to get a receptionist position or bank teller for a smaller more local business when the time cones

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EstateGate@reddit

Honestly those jobs are just about extinct at this point.

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rhiannonirene@reddit

Well that’s depressing. I think I can add value with friendly customer service… to someone… we’ll see 🤷🏻‍♀️

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EstateGate@reddit

I'm sure you can, but it's really just the way things are now. You go into a bank and there are maybe 2 tellers. You go to businesses and many of them just have an empty desk with a bell on it. It is depressing.

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NegScenePts@reddit

Retiring in 5 months, at 53. I'll be doing a few days a month, maybe more, as a mechanic at a buddy's garage when he needs help. It's the path I should have followed, if I'm honest with myself, and I'm looking forward to suffering through a day's work because I'm nowhere near as tough as a tradesperson should be, lol.

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maxny23@reddit

I am cracking up… just set myself up with one of those consulting LLCs two months ago. I have about 10 years to retirement, but hoping to start phasing out my full-time job into part-time hours, keeping the health benefits and doing my own LLC stuff on the side. If that doesn’t pan out then I’m just gonna work at a library or a bookstore.

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sherrib99@reddit

Receptionist at a MedSpa….do it for the perks!

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Sea_Fix5048@reddit

What's a MedSpa?

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sherrib99@reddit

Medical spa…place that does all sorts of beauty treatments. Lasers, peels, microneedling etc

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Sea_Fix5048@reddit

Thanks!

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Vivid_Meal992@reddit

Good one

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

Ooh now that is smart

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doodlerscafe@reddit

Kindergarten para-professional great hours no prep and love little tykes

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Tiny_Marionberry_839@reddit

Easy. Animal shelter.

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Jelly_beard@reddit

I want to work at Trader Joe’s. Everyone who works there is so happy.

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FruitOfTheVineFruit@reddit

Um, I'm pretty sure everyone who works there is required to "be happy." No one is actually that excited about my hummus purchase and my plans for the weekend.

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Jelly_beard@reddit

Please don’t ruin my dreams!

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TheHandsOfFate@reddit

I'm pretty sure they're required (or at least strongly encouraged) to pick up one of your items and comment on how delicious it is and how much they love it.

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no_talent_ass_clown@reddit

Oh dear. I believe I have made a naive mistake. I asked a worker if they'd tried a particular pizza and they said they thought it was the best one. It was pretty good though.

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jeffe101@reddit

I’m so annoyed by it actually, quit commenting about my eating habits! lol

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NoRestForTheWitty@reddit

I’ve been trying to tell my husband that. He thinks they really like him. :)

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leebonnie2000@reddit

My friend did this and LOVES it.

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youngarchi@reddit

I have been thinking the same! It would be fun to try for a while and could easily quit if it sucks. That and maybe just discovering my side hustle or what makes me happy.

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easylife12345@reddit

Ski bum /instructor

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Legitimate_Stage2941@reddit

Considering getting my tennis instructor certificate and going back to tennis coaching. Sounds fun to me . The idea of jumping into software marketing in this wild ass tech sector is less and less appealing

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lean_in_buttercup@reddit

Adjunct faculty at some little college. Just one or two classes. LOVED doing it but the pay was atrocious.

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MollyDog2638@reddit

I left my full-time job in 2021 at age 53. I had already had a side-hustle of vintage reselling on the weekends, so now I do that more regularly. (Fulltime isn't quite accurate, but it is my main job.) I love it. I love sourcing new items, and researching their history and value, and setting up displays and stock in my booths, and I have even grown to not loathe the paperwork. Now I am aiming at cleaning out my basement of all the excess inventory I let pile up when I was working and just starting out. I don't want to leave that for my nephew to deal with in 20+ years when I am gone. My FIL worked a dull desk job for 40 years at the electric company. When he retired, he said to his wife, "You know, I have always wanted to work in a department store selling men's accessories." So he got a part-time job at the fanciest mall in their area, at the fanciest department store. He loved it. He loved talking to people and helping them find the right belt and tie. He worked there so long he got a second pension from them plus a lifetime discount for his family long after he had passed. He made me realize there is always room for a second act to do something you enjoy.

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no_talent_ass_clown@reddit

That's really sweet. He didn't have a Grindr on the side or anything?

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MollyDog2638@reddit

Haha he died decades ago so, no.

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KristinM100@reddit

Now this sounds like a great transitional job! I used to be obsessed with vintage (back when there was still amazing stock from the early 20th century and I could fit into it!) :-)

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trailbooty@reddit

I honestly wouldn’t mind being an appliance repair man or something like that. I show up to someone’s home who is having a bad day and I fix whatever is giving them bad vibes. I just gotta be nice and polite and do my best. If they are assholes I can charge the asshole price, or just walk away. If they are cool I get to fix stuff and make someone’s day better.

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cartoonchris1@reddit

Groundhog. Just work one day a year.

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eggs_erroneous@reddit

I'd like to be the guy who invents and designs new games for The Price is Right. That would be sweet. Or that guy from Bloodsport who cleaned up the blood stain from the floor and got that gold tooth. That would be cool too. A park ranger at Yosemite would be incredible, but that's young man territory. Can you imagine how incredible it would be to be 23 years old and driving to northern California to begin your life as a ranger at one of the most beautiful places on the planet? I'm imagining a young dude who has a freshly minted degree in conservation or forestry or geology or whatever degree they have. He's driving in his old-school Jeep toward a brand new life. He has a black labrador in the passenger seat next to him. You and the dog are both young and full of life. You know that you'll never get rich doing this work, but you are wealthy in all the ways that really matter. Maybe you meet a girl during your first few months there. She's really pretty in that girl-next-door kinda way with her khaki shorts and pony tail-through the baseball cap. Your basically living a John Denver song. That's the dream, I guess.

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SnazzleZazzle@reddit

I’d like to put groceries on the shelves. Or pick groceries for home delivery.

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xartan123@reddit

Pizza cook, best job I ever had.

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grahsam@reddit

Maybe working in a recording studio? I enjoy mixing and mastering my band's music. I don't know if I would be able to do it if I thought a band was shit. I really want to be a published author. I have written full manuscripts I just need the time to tweak them and work constantly gets in the way of that.

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Maleficent_Sun_3075@reddit

Probably either a trainer for my union of fall protection, confined space, equipment operation, etc, or in sales of industrial equipment. Bearings. Gearboxes. Stuff related to my trade.

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cuntshine68@reddit

I’d like to do something with dogs. Maybe be a dog walker or work at a boarding facility doing something that lets me hang out with the dogs for a few hours.

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NTSBusMan@reddit

Bus Driver

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LucBorgia@reddit

Work at a garden center - I want to be the one who plants up containers for people

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JJQuantum@reddit

I’d like to work with kids in some capacity. There’s a real dearth of people out there to help kids who need it.

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NorthernWussky@reddit

I've been a teacher for over 25 years with grade 7-9 kids...the kids are the absolute best part...the administrivia, marking and other stuff is what sucks! I am in Canada so the pay is better than the States and I have a pension coming to me so it has made it bearable!

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Worth_Reply_6002@reddit

probably campground host.

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howardbagel@reddit

the guy that slams his head on the piano

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ThreedZombies@reddit

Substitute teacher at local elementary schools. Did this while I was in college and loved it. The younger grades are actually fun and you can pick to go only to the good schools with less troublemakers.

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Mysterious_Post_8505@reddit

I'd love to be a secretary again. This time for a mid-manager who i can develop for career advancement. I love helping folks succeed and of all the positions I've held, some sort of assistant was the most impactful for an individual. Mentors and life coaches are limited to one view of each situation and relatively brief interaction. Being in the business every day would give me better perspective and i could implement things myself behind the scenes to help.

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KC_experience@reddit

I enjoy mentoring and being mentored in the work I do. We have very large IT organization and currently I mentor two individual contributors outside of my direct team, have monthly meetings with several other people from individuals and in leadership at my level and above.

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Mysterious_Post_8505@reddit

I mentor as well. But i want MORE, KC 😀 I think i did more faster when i was directly assisting instead of influencing. Could be rose-colored glasses. I'm hoping it's that amazing hindsight!

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Happy_Confection90@reddit

If I'm still able to walk a lot without pain in my 60s, I think I would enjoy being a docent at a museum or giving walking ghost tours.

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SunshineandH2O@reddit

I did the first for a few years and I enjoyed it so much!

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AbbreviationsFun4560@reddit

Grab a shift at the front desk of the local YMCA. Includes FREE membership

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Acrobatic-Let-6620@reddit

Security at Disney

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DesignerBag96@reddit

Makin’ Copies

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AnatBrat@reddit

I said this in the Rob Schneider voice.

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55124@reddit

The only way to say it

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55124@reddit

Something where I can leave work at work.

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drifter3026@reddit

I don't think finding an enjoyable job will be my main priority. Finding any job I can perform into my 90's if, God forbid, I live that long will be hard enough. Frankly I'm hoping to drop dead of a heart attack once I hit retirement age. I've already worked full time for 30 years and the thought that I'm not even halfway through my working life is......not a great feeling.

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jeffh40@reddit

>Finding any job I can perform into my 90's if, God forbid, I live that long will be hard enough. Think Kroger. There is always a need for a cashier or bagger. Pretty sure we have a few in their 90s at our local store.

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drifter3026@reddit

Bagging groceries at 90. Now I have something to look forward to. LOL.

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OolongGeer@reddit

So, what do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

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MerlinsMentor@reddit

I think I could be a pretty kickass kitten wrangler.

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DaisyDAdair@reddit

Can't really think of anything. Something with animals would be nice. Working at a kennel or a catfe, maybe. Something crafty. My dad worked at a funeral home part time. Greeting people, answering questions, receiving deliveries. It was pretty cool.

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Sethrymir@reddit

Work at a state park. I live in Missouri and I love our state parks.

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Hour-Weather7962@reddit

I am a cashier at a state park Campstore. I love it! Work 3 or 4 days a week... meet some really interesting people!

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Jasilee@reddit

Would love to be an online Life Coach, but I'm not because I'm not the sort of person who should be a Life Coach. (I just want to tell people to "Stop it!" and get paid).

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Electronic_City6481@reddit

I’m handy, so Flipping marketplace finds, and likewise taking long coffee cruises in the pickup on trash days to do some pickin. Furniture, lawnmowers, snowblowers (which that stuff may come to an end as everything goes to battery) The real limitation to making enough to keep busy with picking/flipping is having the space to store things. Aside from that, people throw some great stuff out, you just have to be the lucky one there first.

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mustang-and-a-truck@reddit

I'm a financial advisor. I plan to work until 70 because once you are established, the work isn't really that hard. But, I always thought it might be fun to be one of those guys who gives the prep courses for passing the securities exam. It would be fun to get to tell the people about the reality of this business as opposed to what they have learned in school and studying for their securities license.

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Choice_Student4910@reddit

Working at a record store or a bike shop.

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Nouseriously@reddit

r/baristafire

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CameraVarious5365@reddit

Locally, a bunch of our retirees drive new cars off the auto transport ships at the port. Low stress, pays decent, no real responsibility. Doesn’t sound bad to me.

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theboned1@reddit

I'd love to be a college professor in my field. I really enjoy teaching and Design and talking.

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KC_experience@reddit

I’d like to work at a local brewery pouring beer and talking about it, working as a consultant to come in and help managers in IT groups to become better leaders in their organizations, or just work on a bespoke service at home on commission to help individuals with old images get them scanned, and corrected using tools I have personally and not just rely on websites for their AI tools with little control.

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Successful_Hour3388@reddit

I’m planning to substitute when I retire from teaching. I can pick my days, no lesson planning, no grading and I’ll make almost as much per day as I do now bc my state flips the middle finger to teachers anyway when it comes to pay.

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Val-E-Girl@reddit

I've moved to freelancing as an instructional designer and writer. It soothes my soul and gives me purpose, and I enjoy a flexible schedule.

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GalianoGirl@reddit

I worked at a small golf course this past summer. Collected greens fees, made light lunches, served drinks. It was a very fun low stress job. Only seasonal work, but I am hoping to do it again next summer.

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bones_bones1@reddit

I’m still looking for the sex toy tester job.

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cognovi@reddit

I teach computer science. robotics and math at local high school. I also teach one evening a week at a university. Used to be an R&D engineer.

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JayRay_44@reddit

Work at a Vitamin Shoppe and talk about supplements all day. Either that or an animal shelter. (But the latter could be bad since I’d likely end up with twenty foster cats…) I’ll stick to supplements. Twenty tubs of protein powder is much easier to handle than twenty foster cats!

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greycatdaddy@reddit

Yeah, I’ve thought about working at a cat shelter. I have a soft spot in my heart for those little lions. My problem is that I’d see some I’d want to take home every time I worked. Cat overpopulation is a big issue almost everywhere and I can’t save the world here.

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Wide_Insurance_5310@reddit

Night school professor at a local college

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islandlife1534@reddit

I work in private practice but earned my PhD in engineering. I figure when I retire, I will find some nice college towns that has good gyms, good shows and entertainment, a young feel and work 1 day a week mainly regaling the students with stories. Maybe take the show on the road and teach international a semester here or there.

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ExplanationSure5437@reddit

Shop worker. I did a stint at 22 before starting my ‘real’ career and loved it, go home at the end of the day with no emails or other baggage, repeat tomorrow

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SemperFudge123@reddit

I work for a large county government in a professional position. We have "grounds crew" folks that drive around our three big office campuses and empty the outdoor trash bins, plant flowers, change out signage, do landscaping, minor outdoor maintenance things. Almost all are retirees from other departments. If for some reason I need to keep working past 55, that's what I plan to do - two or three days a week would be enough to keep me happy.

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RustyDingleberries@reddit

Driving a tow truck…. Best low key, stress free job I’ve ever had!

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gogomom@reddit

I started a market garden last year. I'm still in my early 50's and it makes me almost no money, but it does provide basic support and all the vegetables I could possibly eat. I won't be getting rich doing this, but I won't starve.

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NihilsitcTruth@reddit

Security as long as you have minimal public interaction. Sit watch camera read

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GarthRanzz@reddit

What I had planned before the pandemic changed everything. Running a bookstore in the Yorkshire Dales.

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Alltheprettydresses@reddit

In a pet store, garden center, or hobby/ crafts store. I want to enjoy what I'm doing.

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markkenny@reddit

In Amsterdam the council has a couple of boats with a big scoop at the front and a mechanical claw. They drive up and down the canals fishing for bikes... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PACat\_tRXgs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PACat_tRXgs) I want to do this.

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powerhikeit@reddit

A museum docent. Library (but just book restocking). Maybe a state park visitor’s center or gate entry.

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-Ancalagon-@reddit

I think I could handle driving a courtesy shuttle for a local dealership.

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bigChrysler@reddit

Just FYI, the Honda dealership where we take my wife's car got rid of their shuttle. They hire ubers when a customer needs a ride now. That may be the way they're all going.

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-Ancalagon-@reddit

How very Gen-X.... Raise the drinking age on us, raise the age of retirement, scuttling Social Security, and now phasing out cushy retiree jobs. Dying of old age in the office here I come.

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Dogstar_9@reddit

I enjoy practicing law. I'll dial back my workload in a few years, but I'll likely never stop practicing in some capacity.

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GrandPriapus@reddit

I’ve joked with my wife that I want to work at a retail store facing shelves. Just pay me to come in, make everything look nice, and then go home.

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Cheoah@reddit

Gettin busy w my bride

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GrandPriapus@reddit

Hubba Hubba.

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PowerNinja5000@reddit

I know a guy who runs the zamboni at a local ice rink. Something like that would be fun.

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-toadflax-@reddit

I always envisioned myself working part-time at a video or record store as i did borh in high school and low ved it. Sadly, neither exists anymore.

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gorogergo@reddit

I lost my real job in a reorganization in 2020. We already had rental real estate, so now I make a few extra bucks working weekends seasonally for a local vacation rental management company inspecting housekeeping. The staff loves having an "owner" there and I enjoy them and learn a lot that's useful for my properties.

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Lelohmoh@reddit

Garbage man

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Responsible_Ad_4443@reddit

Library or garden center

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Flyingplaydoh@reddit

Same. Although that poster with the adult store might be hilarious too

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brandrikr@reddit

National Park Ranger

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ku_78@reddit

Jungle Cruise ride boat captain at Disneyland.

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LordRatt@reddit

I have actually thought about being crew/captain on a real boat at Disney World, as my retirement gig.

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ku_78@reddit

My MIL worked in a crystal shop in New Orleans Square as a post retirement gig. She loved it.

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Vegetable-Ad9954@reddit

Caning scammers in Singapore

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SingleMaltShooter@reddit

A few years back I met a retired pilot who had flown radio-controlled model planes as a hobby his whole life. He got a gig with the military flying RC planes for target practice for drone pilots in training.

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speckledhen74@reddit

I'm planning to work part-time at our local museum, answering questions about regional history and working with the displays. Currently volunteering there (not a LOT, but enough) to learn the ropes and be able to apply for any paid positions that become available once I've officially retired next summer.

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Fringelunaticman@reddit

I officiate college and high school sports. Get to be around young people having fun and competing. And it helps me stay in shape

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Fit_Beautiful6625@reddit

But how do you put up with the parents ? Parents are what always discouraged me from umping little league baseball.

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Fringelunaticman@reddit

The truth is that if you do a good job, you very rarely hear things. And if you follow that up with confidence when you do, you can stop any bad interactions from starting. I did travel and rec ball for 2 years before I moved up to college. And once I moved up to college, I was doing good high schools so very rarely have to deal with parents. I just did some college wrestling this weekend and walked away with almost 1400. And it was really fun. And I did some high school basketball on Thursday and Friday. Its really fun especially if you played sports growing up. Fwiw, I have never done little league. Those umpires are supposed to be volunteers.

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wonderwoman9821@reddit

I do HR for a grocery store and get lots of retirees wanting to work a few days a week so they can socialize and earn some extra money. I'm only 45, but when that time comes maybe work in a bookstore or something? I would also like to start getting involved with non profits I'm passionate about. Just in my dreaming phase though...

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Ray_The_Engineer@reddit

Approaching an age where I'm ready to scale back. Current plan is somewhere between doing contract work in the tech area that I've specialized in for the last 12 years, and the CNC wood working that I've done as a hobby for a while.

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Negative_Solution680@reddit

I'm planning to get a job at a dispensary.

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typhona@reddit

IATSE stagehand. It's been my favorite job

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jseger9000@reddit

I always thought it would be fun to work at an adult book store, just for the people watching. Those are quickly going away though. I'd always wanted to work at a regular book store as well, but took a holiday job at Barnes and Noble and scratched that itch.

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PerpetualRestart@reddit

I got a job at an adult bookstore by accident when I was young. It was such an eye opening experience. It was a classier adult store that sold Spencer style stuff in the front of the store. I didn't venture past the first 10 feet of the store when I applied so didn't know it got smuttier the further you went back. I found out on my first day of work though. We had to upsell too. My first day I sold a vibrator to a young couple. As soon as I said "would you like batteries with that", all of us burst out laughing. I have so many crazy stories from that job.

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jseger9000@reddit

Yeah, it seems like it would be a fun job, as long as I wasn't counting on it to keep a roof over my head.

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OolongGeer@reddit

Local booksellers are ALWAYS looking for people who they can pay a little less and are doing it for the love of literature. Then, you don't have to deal with a-holes as much, or end up making sandwiches in the cafe.

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jseger9000@reddit

I actually liked dealing with the a-holes. I didn't need the job, as I had a "real" full-time job in addition to my time in the mines of B&N. So I was much more relaxed in there.

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rundabrun@reddit

The job I have. Live musician. I picked it because there is no projected retirement for me, so as long as I stay in shape, I can play until late in life.

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Noodnix@reddit

I’m thinking about getting an entry level position at a hot-rod or custom car shop. I’m not useless wrenching and welding, but I’m definitely not a professional. I’m 55 and my home will be paid off in a couple of years. Employer provided health insurance is one of the main things keeping me working.

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fprintf@reddit

I want to leave my corporate job at age 60 and get one with healthcare insurance. Maybe I’ll work customer service on the phones or something!! Or an Amazon driver?

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Business_Place4772@reddit

I’d get a herd of goats and rent them out for weed removal.

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Emotional-Affect-931@reddit

Teaching drums

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dodadoler@reddit

Hit man

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h3fabio@reddit

Bicycle repair mechanic.

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pfizzy70@reddit

Night shifter all malice. Somebody's gotta be awake at the zoo all night, right? I can see checking locks and hanging with nocturnal critters. And I'd probably get to scoot around in a golf cart!

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JETEXAS@reddit

I'd be park ranger or maybe go back to being a journalist.

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International-Mix425@reddit

I'd move to Rincon Puerto Rico and wash dishes at a beach restaurant or bar. And be a bar back too. Maybe a bartender but I don't know they'd hire an old to be a bartender.

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Saint909@reddit

Beekeeping or work at a contemporary art museum.

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temerairevm@reddit

My friend’s mom had a job where she was the lady in the booth at this drive through place where people picked up furniture (super big furniture store complex- you’d buy at the showroom and drive around to pick it up). People would hand her a receipt and she’d radio the warehouse and direct them to a bay. Otherwise she spent 90% of her time sitting and reading books. If the chair was comfortable I could probably handle that.

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5050logic@reddit

I once managed a bookstore. The pay was low, but I loved it. I’d do something like that.

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tasata@reddit

I retired in my 40s, but got bored so got a weekend job at a library for minimal pay and I love it. The money isn’t important, the work is.

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thewispo@reddit

The money isn't important because you have it.

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tasata@reddit

Yes. I know I am privileged, which is why I give back a lot to those who need help.

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resurrected_roadkill@reddit

Are you "privileged"? Or did you live below your means and invest like a mad person hoping and praying for a downfall in the market so you could buy even more stock "on sale"? And then take a second job to help cover cracks all the while missing your kids grow up because you were just trying to pay the bills and save for down the road? Then when you chose on your terms to check out of the rat race you were able to because you didn't live the "keep up with the Jones'" life style. I ask because That's exactly what I did. Born and brought up very poor. Got a decent job. Saved and invested and did without. Tapped out at 56. Me? Privileged? Absolutely not. Maybe you are. But people like to throw shit on others who have made their own way, because they didn't have the intestinal fortitude to plan for down the road. Live now! Spend all you can because tomorrow you may die. Decent philosophy until you hit 65 and you're living day to day hoping you can pay your bills. I don't feel sorry for anyone who had the chance to prepare and CHOSE not to.

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tasata@reddit

I grew up in a wealthy family. I didn't choose that, it just was what I was born into. Still, I save and live very frugally, I invest. I don't have children so am leaving my estate to charities that I've volunteered with. I give a lot, volunteer a lot, because I do believe I'm privileged and I feel it's my duty to do so.

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resurrected_roadkill@reddit

Good for you. That is a wonderful way to live your life.

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digawina@reddit

This reads as super defensive. Being "privileged" doesn't mean you didn't work hard and play life wisely and then reap the rewards. It just means you have advantages others don't. Whether those advantages are ones of birth, or upbringing, or the results of smart choices and hard work, they're still advantages and they aren't an insult. They're just reality.

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resurrected_roadkill@reddit

Read. Understood your point. Disagree.

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3dobes@reddit

I drive a transit bus. Really enjoying it.

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WTM73199@reddit

Dog walking I did that for a year and quite enjoyed it.

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exhaustedoldlady@reddit

I’m a pharmacy technician! I make IV infusions and chemotherapy! It’s so fun for me! And the insurance is phenomenal

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ScienceSchooled@reddit

Walking dogs.

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butter-cake-blue@reddit

Something woo like reiki or energy healing. Maybe part time work in a crystal shop as a cashier or tarot card reader.

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platypus_farmer42@reddit

I’d want to teach some menial class at a college somewhere. Something where you can just bullshit around with the students most of the time, but they still learn something

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echoalpha76@reddit

Crime.

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ThisIsAllTheoretical@reddit

I’ve been picking up seasonal gigs. My last was at a haunted house. I opened a door and told a spooky intro for four hours, two nights a week.

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Dry_Runagain@reddit

I haven't retired yet at 67 , have been doing security work for a company that operates bars and a concert venue. But recently I reduced my hours to just working the concerts. Yes it's loud, but I also get to meet the members of the band as I am in charge of the green rooms , some are nice ,down to earth people, some are I am the important type so it varies. It's mostly 5pm no later than midnight. As I am a night owl

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tom-tildrum@reddit

Shuttling cruisers around the Region. Good pay, little oversight, and get to “test” the wig wags, sounds great to me.

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Phillyag92@reddit

Watering plants.

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theironcat@reddit

Anything related to agriculture

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RoomFixer4@reddit

If you like travel, how about part-time at a chain hotel that offers very steep discounts ? Marriott workers get 75%+ off room rates for self and immediate family (peak times not as steep), Hilton is pretty sweet too.

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indefiniteretrieval@reddit

A salesman, like maybe in a, uh, haberdasher, or maybe like a, uh, um... a chapeau shop or something. You know, like, "Would you... what size Do you wear, sir?" *A 7 1/4* Yeah I think we have that

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PecKRocK75@reddit

He wants to hit them skins stop acting like you don't but he's too clingy before he should ever get a thought like goof

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RebelStrategist@reddit

Finger painting!

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XerTrekker@reddit

I don’t enjoy any job. I would keep working for health insurance mainly. If it were just for salary, I’d just work full time at my current job for a year or so longer. I might have a chance to work part-time at my current job and keep its health insurance. I don’t want to work period but this might be my best option. At least it is fully remote so no time spent commuting.

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LifeIsAPhotoOp@reddit

I took a retirement (well, for me it is for me) job with an airline so I can use my flight benefits. I work PT and travel a lot!

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urperinealtear@reddit

Comic book restoration.

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Affectionate-Map2583@reddit

This wouldn't have been my "dream" retirement job, but I took an early out several years ago and now work part-time. I work for a non-profit. Some of my job is administrative office work, but sometimes it's hunting property maintenance (filling feeders, replacing batteries on game cams, etc), running errands, woodworking, or special events. This summer, I got paid to hike along part of the Applachian Trail for 2 days. The pay is not good, but it's close to home, flexible, keeps me busy, and is for a good cause (veterans).

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Miscellaneous-health@reddit

Cleaning fossils in a paleontology department. But I think this is mainly done by volunteers who don’t need to work for pay.

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otiswestbooks@reddit

Worked in bike shops in my teens and early twenties. Would be fun to do that again as long as I don’t have to work on ebikes 😂

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Dull_Translator9692@reddit

Holiday Isle in the Florida keys, i'm a professional Dolphin Flogger, you can thank me when you're swimming with them and don't try and hump you.

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OE2KB@reddit

No shit, a high school buddy got hired by Florida FWC, stationed at Holiday Isle. Great gig!

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Efficient-Career-829@reddit

Teaching yoga (ideally travel yoga) to fellow seniors when the time comes.

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killslikeaninja@reddit

County Maintenance, elementary school Custodian, Menards (I love walking around that store) or weed trimmer but I would have to move.

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GoBigEd@reddit

I’ve thought about being an elementary school custodian! I think that wouldn’t be anxiety inducing and you get to see all of those littles.

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bigChrysler@reddit

Don't count on it. A friend of mine is head custodian at a school. She has some interesting stories about crazy coworkers making life difficult for her and each other.

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dead-first@reddit

Driving an ambulance

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OE2KB@reddit

Name checks out…

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RetroactiveRecursion@reddit

Freelance computer help for other old farts.

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Secret-Asian-Man-76@reddit

I do digital marketing. I currently work for a company but I'm nowhere near retirement age. I do some side work, doing email marketing. Is like to expand my client base and work from home as a full time freelancer doing digital marketing services. I'm already working with two companies with a potential third in works. It's very "easy" work for me and extremely low stress.

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whatfingwhat@reddit

Hot dog cart in a parking lot by a beach. Whenever I get too hot I’ll put up a “gone swimmin” sign and take a dip. Cooler full of ice cold beer too.

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Honest_Road17@reddit

The one I got. As if we have choices.

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drowning_in_cats@reddit

When I was younger I wanted to be on ski patrol when I retired. But I now have no cartilage in my knees and trying to put off new knees as long as possible. Then I thought about doing cabinetry for fun but have arthritis in my hands and can’t carry a 4x8 sheet of plywood anymore and I have zero hand strength. I’m still looking for plan C but taking care of demented MIL & father seems to be my new part-time unpaid job. 😔

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CopyDan@reddit

If I can find a record store that offers insurance, I’m there.

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pmbpro@reddit

I love photography so I’d just continue with that, no matter where I am. I’ll also be moving back home to the Caribbean, so I’d likely do what my grandmother used to do when I was a small child in our village — have a small market stand and sell good healthy food, like produce, or have a small food truck and sell rotis or something). It would be a nice way to stay connected to the community and attend the cultural events. 🙂

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whateverkitty-1256@reddit

Need to figure that out. Doing the bullshit llc. But more interested is something else

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cosmoboy@reddit

I would really like to have enough money banked that I can just go stock shelves at the local hardware store. Not Home Depot or Lowes, we have an employee owned one here.

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Only_Consequence6167@reddit

Personal trainer/fitness instructor. I specifically tailor my business to women 50+ (I am about to turn 50)

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KindLiterature3528@reddit

Naturalist at a state park

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Strict-Square456@reddit

Not quite there yet but might want to coach a pee wee football team. No pay but that’s not the motivation.

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

Flag but not tackle. Let's stop pushing little kids into a sport that leads to TBI and destroyed lives.

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Mysterious-Way-5000@reddit

my aunt retired and now is an usher at the Mariners games. she looks so happy there!

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digawina@reddit

I took my kid to TopGolf last week and thought, you know, when I retire, I kind of want to get the gig where you get to drive the golf ball vacuum vehicle. That seems like it would be so satisfying. Like those mobile games where you just hoover stuff up into a black hole, but in real life.

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

Hungry Hungry Hippos as your retirement job. You're the only player so you get all the marbles. Sounds dope AF.

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Wait_No_But_Yeah@reddit

I encourage those that can/ want to - to become caregivers. Much needed.

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PlummetComics@reddit

I was unemployed for two months, so I got a preview. I used my Mr Fixit skills at a Food Bank. My Dad still does Habitat in his 80s, so something like that

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beaushaw@reddit

You dad is on the Jimmy Carter retirement plan.

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

Which means he'll live another 20 years

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Crewstage8387@reddit

Building security/ reception for multi tenant office building in a city

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tn_tacoma@reddit

River shuttles. $25 to meet someone at the take out point and bring them back to their rafts/drift boat.

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OkCartographer4532@reddit

Environmental monitor. I have worked in environmental consulting in the past and am currently a project engineer on a large multi year infrastructure project. In about 4 years, (age 60), I would like to work part time as an environmental monitor on said multi year project and spend the majority of my working hours outside. Too much inside computer time in my current job!

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Altruistic-Ad6449@reddit

I’d like owning a cat cafe and rescue, or a doggy day care

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karmelkid@reddit

That's the fun of retirement! Over the years I have done several jobs. All were easy. The one most can relate to - we sailed, so I worked part time at West Marine. I stocked electronics, because the other clerks hated it. I happen to like resisters, fuses, etc. I also stocked/arranged shoes. I could sit on the floor and stack the shoes. The employee discount was a huge help with boat expenses. I worked there until I could not walk on the concrete floors anymore. Take a job, get bored, or decide it's not fun. Quit. I am way past career building. My career was in IT. I was a most senior technical person supporting computer hardware and tech lead for 2 huge server farm installations. Lived through ISO9000 craze, supported really smart advanced engineering. Made more as a tech than most managers. In retirement I have been a training coordinator, travel coordinator, FSO, HR in a private bank (hated that one), direct TV customer service (fun job, bad environment), genealogist for pay, farrier (specialized in dressage and race horses), video creator for a large nonprofit (love it -6 done, 1 pending), maintenance support for a large refuge, procedure documentation facilitator, retail manager of a volunteer organization, etc. it's fun to go in, help an organization, then leave.

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GunSaleAtTheChurch@reddit

I'm transitioning from Organizational Psychology Consulting to Addiction Counseling. I have to pick up a few additional hours, then do a practical, then I'm off to the races. 2 of my nieces are in healthcare and we've opened a practice for them, so I'll join the team as a part-time contributor.

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

I want to work at Half Price Books. That would be a discount crack den for me. I already told my husband that if our local one is still open in 15-20 years I'm getting a job there.

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2hands_bowler@reddit

Why would I work 5 days part-time (for less money) when I can work full-time for 1 day an make the same money? Every 1 month I delay my retirement = 5 months of part time work. Why would I do that?

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OolongGeer@reddit

We don't know. You're bringing up a separate topic. Let us know what YOU think.

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jeffh40@reddit

Very valid point, but I think part of this discussion is what you will be doing to keep busy in retirement. You have to have some purpose.

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un2022@reddit (OP)

I don’t know but that wasn’t the question. Also many people don’t have the option to work one full day.

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Tall-Armadillo2078@reddit

I physically cannot work full time and the wife mentally won’t do it. It gives us income and more freedom. Luckily we still have employee sponsored health care so it’s significantly cheaper than on the marketplace.

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OlasNah@reddit

Greeter at my own house. Figure the traffic would be low.

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ChrisBourbon27@reddit

Starter/Ranger at a golf course

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yerederetaliria@reddit

I did this. I turned 47 and my husband asked me to retire from teaching. He makes enough income for us and we have an apt bldg I need to manage (the bldg is in Spain and is part of my parents retirement and since I'm the native speaker I handle communications with regulatory agencies and such). I also have hobbies. My previous work hours are divided into managing the property, teaching English as a second language, and herbology.

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Few_Assistant1383@reddit

When my kiddos were elementary age, I worked as a teaching assistant so that I could be on their schedule. I am now in the corporate world and I plan on going back to that when I retire.

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SuspiciousMeat6696@reddit

Landscaping. Being outdoors, riding a zero turn with blue tooth headphones.

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NegotiationLow2783@reddit

Ex executive chef. Don't have to work, but do to help stay busy. Took a job 3 days a week in an assisted living center, I get menus but not recipes. I get to play and the residents get good food. When I talk to them they love the difference in the meals, soups and desserts they get.

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TXtogo@reddit

I’m considering doing property mgmt of short term rentals - later sometime

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redfish-hunter1@reddit

FlyFishing Guide on the GulfCoast

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Embarrassed_Rule_269@reddit

Brewmaster

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yodamastertampa@reddit

I will retire early soon ish. The plan is to make 1 to 2k a month to limit my drawdown on my income portfolio and let it and my 401k grow. I plan to do odd jobs like handyman stuff including painting, pressure washing, delivery jobs, small electrical jobs, etc. Hire a husband stuff. I also plan to write software for fun and maybe do some consulting. But really want to stay active and do work outside and with my hands.

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LuckyAd2714@reddit

The one I have now - therapist for kids

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GoBigEd@reddit

I LOVE all of these ideas! I just retired in my 50’s but want to keep working somewhere that isn’t so demanding and soul-crushing. There’s a nice Ace Hardware near me that I’d like to try. I’ve also thought about being an elementary school custodian. Being a host at a local restaurant. Working at an ice cream shop. My dream job would be to become a voice actor or read audio books. Just about anywhere that allows me to interact with regular people to make their days better.

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Glittering_Pickle_86@reddit

I would love to work at a garden center.

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ToddBradley@reddit

I'd like to be a teacher

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FruitOfTheVineFruit@reddit

Of the rich people I know who work for fun, this is the single most common job. Many people really do enjoy and get fulfillment from this, and the extra vacation time works well.

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AppropriateAmoeba406@reddit

Probably dog walking. But only for select dogs. I’m not looking to get injured.

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fuhnetically@reddit

I never did the career thing and have like 2k stashed. I currently deliver pizza at 55yo, and absolutely love it. I have a great reputation around town and get tipped well. It's enough to live in this small town with a little extra towards my next venture.. a taco truck. I have the truck and most equipment. I'm piecing it together, so there will be no lingering debt to service, and I can bring the joy of tacos to this area. Hopefully it's successful enough to stash a little more away, but I figure I hire a prep cook, and my son and I can manage service until I get too old to do so.

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theghostofcslewis@reddit

I think I’ll get a 6-pack captain license and do day trips for snorkeling, fishing, and dolphin/sunset sightseeing. I’d volunteer if I didn’t need the money.

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Mr-and-Mrs@reddit

Sit-down customer service in a high-stress environment. I’d love to be a beacon of calmness at a place where customers come in hot and ready to argue. That sounds exciting, I just don’t want to be standing all day.

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jcmacon@reddit

I'm going to be a train conductor at the zoo.

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Admirable-Cobbler319@reddit

A cousin of mine got a job in the cafeteria of a community college. She cooked and served food and she absolutely loved it.

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Juunyer@reddit

Woodworking

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djln491@reddit

Mail carrier

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Mountain_Exchange768@reddit

Meter maid. Giving tickets all day long - how satisfying….

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AngryBagOfDeath@reddit

Working on a shrimp boat.

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CSFCDude@reddit

Antique Dealer! Wife and I running a biz on the side while I work in software. It’s not huge money but it does cover living expenses.

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thisfriggingguy@reddit

Pressure washing. I find it oddly satisfying.

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mldyfox@reddit

It took me so long to get my accounting degrees that I never planned on being fully retired. But, once I get really sick of the company I work for now, I'd like to get to work on tax returns in tax season, maybe transition to teaching high school and college aged kids about managing money in the day to day. Hopefully show them that having the latest and greatest whatever popular thing isn't so wonderful if you're paying half of your salary to credit card companies.

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WrenchMonkey47@reddit

Drive a Friendship boat at Disney EPCOT.

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Shopworn_Soul@reddit

I genuinely appreciate that so many people feel the need to have something to do or desire work to find meaning or purpose but me? Nope. Not in the slightest. I don't want to work at all ever again. There is no job I enjoy. Not once for the remainder of my life do I want to be compelled to perform a function at the behest of another in the pursuit of anyone's enrichment, including my own. I'm just...done. I'm over it. I gave up two-thirds of my life to the rat race already, I'd like the rest to be mine.

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CryptographerNo91@reddit

DJ at a strip club

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Medeamama@reddit

One of my friends has suggested that a good retirement job for me would be dog walking. I think it’s a great idea! I’m not ready to retire yet, but I will definitely think about that.

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Ashby238@reddit

I want to be a docent at a museum or the Newport Mansions. I’d get to be social and surrounded by art while earning grocery money.

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gkwheeler34@reddit

Flight Instructor

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AggravatingBobcat574@reddit

I’m five years older than my wife. I could get Medicare, but she can’t. I’m still working to keep medical insurance on her.

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tahiticondo@reddit

Shelving library books. I’m a librarian but I don’t want to deal with patrons any more. Just shelve books. Yeah I might be neurodivergent.

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otcconan@reddit

Walmart greeter.

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dstarpro@reddit

"At or near" haha you're funny. I'm working till I drop. But zookeeper.

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millersixteenth@reddit

I'm going to take up Personal Training.

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Federal-Membership-1@reddit

Career government lawyer. I took the pension at 54. Floundered for a bit and then went back to the same work at a different agency, part-time, hourly, very flexible. I don't like the work any more than before, but I'm clearing way more now than I did before retirement. I certainly don't get anxious every Sunday after dinner.

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Rambling-Holiday1998@reddit

My husband was not a lawyer but did have a career with US Court and that anxiety on Sunday night was real. He had to retire at 57 (they about had to carry him out of his office and leave him on the curb and call me to come pick him up, he wanted to stay so badly) . He found work as a civilian domestic abuse investigator and case manager for the local PD for about 15 hours a week. It was perfect until he was 62 and could get his SS. Then we sold everything and ran away in a motorhome..

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New_Needleworker_473@reddit

Bookstore clerk

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Velvet_Samurai@reddit

I got a job working in a copy shop a few years ago. I really love the problem solving aspect of it. People come in with a few elements, papers or digital files or both, and they say, "I need 10 of these, they have to be exactly 5.5" tall, and I need to put my email address on the back." Then it's my job to turn that into a physical product. I love it. I also love just doing normal graphic design. It's just super fun no matter how you slice it. That being said, working in a copy shop in general is pretty soul crushing. Customers are the worst and of course our copy shop does shipping. Shipping for retail customers is literally hell on earth. So I'm only working 1 day a week right now, when I get closer to retiring I hope to work a few more hours, but hopefully with zero counter time where the crazies are.

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flea_23@reddit

Feeding the fish at an aquarium

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Local-Royal-6477@reddit

Dog shelter helping doggies find homes or a barista where I could just annoy the hell out of people asking all those sappy barista questions

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CornTreeRoad@reddit

Running my own small record label, supporting artists I like.

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kramwest1@reddit

I’m hoping to start doing woodworking projects to sell. It’s always been a light hobby, but if I could make enough to cover health insurance until age 65, that would be awesome.

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jk_pens@reddit

I probably have 10 years to go so mostly reading these comments with jealousy… anyhow assuming there is some reasonable form of health care available I’d like to work at a food bank.

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thewiremother@reddit

My FIL has a job chilling by the boat dock at a reservoir, checking boats for invasive mussels. Seems like a good gig.

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Oktodayithink@reddit

I want to demote myself to being a historian and just researching cool places instead of managing people. I just 1-2 places a month and I’d be happy to

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Last_Inevitable8311@reddit

This is me right now and I’m trying to start up a dog walking/pet sitting situation. The pay is great if you can get some regular customers. Walking my own dogs and listening to audiobooks is my jam.

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PeaTearGriphon@reddit

As someone who has worked behind a desk their whole career I think I would like something outside that has me moving around. I always fantasized about running a little snorkeling company in the Caribbean. Just a small boat, small crew. Something capable of taking about 10 people out at a time.

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Bravo-Buster@reddit

I'm hoping I'll be able to ferry airplanes or fly for a jump school a couple days a week. I got my pilots cert a few years ago, but know once I retire, I won't be able to afford to fly anymore unless someone else is paying. I don't want to teach, so CFI is off the table. If that isn't realistic, probably Lowes or Home Depot for me. Something mindless but takes up time.

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6glough@reddit

I have family member that works a chick-fil-a. They work around her schedule, and they have a great record of hiring top notch kids and stress customer service. She loves being around all the younger workers and seeing friends and family while she walks around helping out.

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Rickest_Rik@reddit

Maybe the local library, or a book store.

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liddybuckfan@reddit

Adjunct professor. If I'm going outside my career entirely, I'd be playing bass in a cover band, gigging regularly but not every day. Probably wouldn't make much doing that but it would be fun.

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biggcb@reddit

Work at a brewery / bartender

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throawa25@reddit

Receptionist at a spa or any receptionist job.

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BDiggz@reddit

I'd love to work part time in a zoo

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LiquidSoCrates@reddit

Hopefully I’ll be fit enough to steal scrap copper and catalytic converters. After 60, I’m fucking done. I’ve already had cancer plus two heart attacks so 60 might be too optimistic.

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Fluffy_Musician6805@reddit

Pet store cashier

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Guardsred70@reddit

The one that allows me to shit on millennials and promote Gen Z (since that’s my kids).

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gopms@reddit

I'd help run a community centre. I'm good at things like scheduling and event planning. I was a girl guide leader and volunteered at my community centre for years so having a little part time job running after school floor hockey or the seniors walking group sounds like it would be right up my alley.

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Puzzlehead536@reddit

Retail

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Ornamental_oriental@reddit

Honestly anything. My dream job would be to work at a nursery tending to plants or even at the local animal shelter. I’ve always wanted to do those things. I’d be happy flipping burgers at 70-80 hanging out with teens too. As long as I have enough to sustain my living expenses.

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Jacketbraket@reddit

Recreation Department in charge of setting up youth sports tournaments! Like my own reality TV show!!

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Colibri918@reddit

I'm retiring in March from my high stress job and moving across the country. I'll have to work because I'm 58 and still need health insurance. I'm hoping to find another city government job (that's not what I do now) where I can earn another pension, I don't care about the pay, I just need the insurance. After that, I'd want to work at a craft store.

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Actual_Engineer_7557@reddit

video game streamer

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AssistantAcademic@reddit

I’d like to bartend at an event center

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