If you're over 60 and working

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How many more years do you think you will be working?

I'm 61 and do 3 days a week in a relatively physical job that I enjoy, and will keep going for a while. State pension at 67 but I could afford to stop work today if I was very mindful of budgeting.

64 and don't think I'll ever stop. I might do less than I do currently (usually 6 days per week). I love my work and the people I work with. I guess when it stops being fun I might feel differently.

Teacher here, over 65, still working 2 days a week. I’m ready to stop now as I also look after a grandchild 2 days, which is more tiring than teaching!!!
I am officially retiring at the end of this school year.

I think it’s good for you if you’re well.A couple of years post retirement I noticed my fitness levels has lowered.

61 here and want to carry on ‘making hay while the sun shines’ - I work at least 45 hours per week, sometimes nearly 50 hours (three jobs plus volunteer) and really enjoy the ‘busy-ness’ of it all. Still get time for hobbies on top of running a home with a husband and two adult children

I'm 71 - at 61 I was nursing full-time.

From about 64 I started to work less, then at 66 had a hysterectomy and only did the odd shift here and there for the next couple of years. Last year I didn't renew my Registration and am now fully-retired. Although I keep busy and have interests I sometimes feel at a loose end.

One friend aged 72 only retired last year from a full time senior teaching role, another same age as a full time librarian. Both were comfortably off so they weren't working out of financial need.

All depends on how fit you are I suppose and how you want to retire, that is gradually wind down as I did, or a definite retirement date - I imagine the latter is harder, unless you hate your job!

I was still working at 65, with no plans to stop. But then DH got ill, and I had to virtually give up. Although I did carry on with 1 thing until recently.

I'm 68 and still doing an admin job 3 days a week

Thinking about retirement now while I'm still young enough to enjoy travel etc.

Retired at 57. This past year we have been out of the country for 7 months to various destinations ... life is for living. Rather than "make hay whilst the sun shines" I prefer "live rich, die poor"

61 and still a TA- full time in school hours. (8-3.30) I would retire tomorrow if I could.

I’m not quite 60 yet, but my DF died this year and it’s made me think about retirement when I haven’t before. I’ve also realised that I’ve not got the patience I had before at work, I’m not enjoying it as much. I’m now of the mindset that life is too short, and I think I’ll go sooner rather than later.

62, full time NHS manager. I would retire tomorrow if I could afford to but will have to work to 67.

Do you have GC ?im 60 ….became a granny at 50 ….these last 10 years I’ve spend loads of time with them….wouldn’t want to have missed it working full time

2 months left (66). I'll enjoy some time off then decide if I should look for a p/t job. My neighbour who retired in his 50s says every time he fills in a CV he decides he cba going back to the grind

I'm about to start my dream job, full time at 60. I'm still in shock that I landed the role but so excited and looking forward to it. I'm far from done yet. I think retirement is a mindset thing not a chronological age thing. I'm constantly amazed at the assumptions around work and things people say when you hit 60. Stopping isn't on the agenda yet, I'm going to enjoy my second mini career.

I am 60 and still work FT although I do compressed hours and do four days a week. If I can manage it I’ll continue til I am 65, although I could probably do 63 at a push. I have a side hustle that I can do as and when I choose, from home, so I plan to keep that going as pension top up/holiday money as long as I can.

I am anticipating grandchildren within five years and that might change my plans if DD needs me to do childcare.

I’ll be retiring in 2 weeks time, which is about when I’ll turn 65.
I work half time, from home, sedentary job. I could carry on, though I’ve not been motivated to get into the newer technologies currently disrupting our field (meh, let the young hires do the Python and machine learning/AI stuff, they still need people who know C++ and the legacy systems.). I’m mainly retiring because DH is, he’s got various health issues and we want to be able to do various things, travel,etc while we can.
tbh I’ve got very mixed feelings - I intend to find some volunteering stuff but I can’t quite imagine my office without my screens, and being cut off from the team I’ve worked with for decades (most of them are in California). I feel like I’m about to jump off a cliff.

I am 66 and still working full time. My current role will end in the new role, but I have the opportunity to apply for other roles. I am not sure whether I will, as I would want a job that I could do part time. I will miss work but as I am not in love with my current job, it will be easier than with previous roles.

I retired early but do 3 voluntary jobs, I enjoy all of them and it means I can just not go in if I want to do something else. They are no where near as pressured as my old job.

I'm 60, still work but really enjoy it. Hope to do it for at least another 7 years. I get to meet lots of new people and it keeps me fit.
I still have holidays but have no desire to fill my retirement up with travel, I hate planes, airports and queues. Cruising isn't for me.

@Cat1504 No grandchildren as yet - my oldest daughter is devoted to her career and my two youngest are at Uni. Yes, it might be different if I had grandchildren …

Thanks for replies all. Interesting to see so many people in their 60s still working plenty of hours a week.

I'm 60 next week. Still working a full-time job on a factory floor where I will stay until I'm 67 or dead, whichever comes first. I simply cannot afford to work part time.

Dying at work is not a good look. Seen it happen recently. He had been there 40 years