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re: The amount of old people I see working menial jobs these days is way too high
Posted on 2/27/23 at 7:59 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 2/27/23 at 7:59 am to GetCocky11
They’re a guy at Chick-fil-A who turned 80 last year. All he does is clean tables and they let him do bingo on Saturday there. I bet his back and knees must hurt so bad each night.
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Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:00 am to GetCocky11
Not saving a penny for 50 years then blaming "them got dang millennials that don't want to work"
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:00 am to OldSouth
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Every time I see one, I say a prayer that I’m not still working at that age.
You really need to save a lot. And don't depend on Social Security.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:00 am to Pvt Hudson
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My dad does that. He’s an entry-level guy at Lowe’s
My mom, a career SAHM, got a job in softgoods retail a couple of months after my dad retired. She had to get out of the house
ETA: This was in the year 2000. So, this isn't really all that new. The amount of mobile jobs now make it more visible/prevalent, possibly.
This post was edited on 2/27/23 at 8:03 am
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:00 am to Pvt Hudson
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My dad does that. He’s an entry-level guy at Lowe’s. He does it because he retired from a career in banking thinking he would spend time with us and the kids during the week. Didn’t take long to realize that we have work/school/practice/etc during the week and can’t really “hang out”.
Yeah, I can see this because home improvement you can at least share in some hobbies and discuss interesting things about projects, etc.
Cashiering at a grocery store or doing doordash just feels more like desperation.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:00 am to GetCocky11
Inflation is royally screwing the older people on fixed incomes.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:01 am to GetCocky11
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Wtf happened?
Decades of irresponsible spending and lack of savings are starting to hit a large portion of the boomer population.
This isn't going to get better anytime soon.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:02 am to GetCocky11
Lol you ain't seen nothing yet
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:02 am to doublecutter
I don't need to work, but I do it anyway. I don't work as many hours as I used to, but my bosses and coworkers all love me. We get along great, hang out after work on friday and have beers; play trivia, talk about how stupid the world is, etc. I'll work until my body tells me to quit, or I decide to make handmade furniture full time.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:03 am to SlowFlowPro
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Decades of irresponsible spending and lack of savings are starting to hit a large portion of the boomer population.
Not me.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:03 am to GetCocky11
Our system is absolutely brutal and depressing, especially for the old and especially those old and sick.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:03 am to SlowFlowPro
Old people get lonely. Working "menial" jobs can also be a social experience. I'm not sitting around the house waiting to die if/when I get older.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:03 am to Pvt Hudson
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Sad part is the millennials that are terrified of anything that resembles labor.
Millennials are like 30-40 now. I hope they're not working major labor jobs en masse.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:03 am to Pvt Hudson
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My dad does that. He’s an entry-level guy at Lowe’s. He does it because he retired from a career in banking thinking he would spend time with us and the kids during the week. Didn’t take long to realize that we have work/school/practice/etc during the week and can’t really “hang out”. Retirement took his reason to roll out of bed in the morning. He was depressed. Started the job at Lowe’s and perked right back up. That store has several “old guys” with 40+ years experience in mid to upper management and runs like a frigging clock. Sad part is the millennials that are terrified of anything that resembles labor. There will be trouble when the old guys go away.
Look at this boomer who was so busy that he had to abandon his dad but he still has time to complain about millenials
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:04 am to GetCocky11
Spoke with an old neighbor of mine. Days before he retired from being an engineer he was counting the days and was happier than ever and loooking forward to accomplishing some projects he hadn’t had the time to do. Fast forward about 8 short weeks later, I see him again in the front yard just shuffling around and asked how he was doing. His reply “eh, I’m doing fine, but you know, I was fully prepared financially to retirement, but no one prepares you for what to do with your mind and time. Im finished all my projects and now I’m struggling to feel accomplished at the end of my day like I have for so many years”
It was definitely a moment for him. Dude ended up going back to work for his old company as a consultant making more money than he did just two months prior and had a new outlook on his days.
It was definitely a moment for him. Dude ended up going back to work for his old company as a consultant making more money than he did just two months prior and had a new outlook on his days.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:04 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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Not me.
Did my post say "every"?
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:05 am to sqerty
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Old people get lonely. Working "menial" jobs can also be a social experience.
How does this apply to instacart or other delivery services where they're alone 90%+ of the time?
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:06 am to USMCguy121
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Lol you ain't seen nothing yet
That's why I said "It has begun". Also, this isn't only applicable to Boomers, it's just that old Gen X isn't old enough yet.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:06 am to BluegrassBelle
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My Grandmother is on a fixed income (lives in the small 2 bedroom house my mom and uncle grew up in) and her check is about $1200 a month. That goes pretty quick with medication, electric, water, car insurance, and food. She’s 86.
Thankfully we all chip in and make sure she’s ok. But I honestly don’t know what she’d do without that.
In the same situation with my mom (except I'm the high earner so it falls mostly on me), we need to for a support group
This post was edited on 2/27/23 at 8:10 am
Posted on 2/27/23 at 8:07 am to BengalBlood81
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Fast forward about 8 short weeks later, I see him again in the front yard just shuffling around and asked how he was doing. His reply “eh, I’m doing fine, but you know, I was fully prepared financially to retirement, but no one prepares you for what to do with your mind and time. Im finished all my projects and now I’m struggling to feel accomplished at the end of my day like I have for so many years”
I was worried about this with my mom (especially since dementia runs on her side of the family). I was going to teach her to play poker (there was a regular, daily 1-2 limit game of old people that was a social gathering). Just enough mental strain and lots of socializing. She moved to TX to live with my sister and help raise the first grandbabby so that worked out better.
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