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Your job when you are aged 70

  • 17-03-2019 10:10pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭


    Great topic for a bank holiday :)

    The job you do now could you do it at 70, for me, I don't know it would be hard though. I won't have to work until I am 70.

    There are some jobs that would be almost impossible to do at 70 and some you could do at 70.


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  • #2
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,202 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    My last job no chance, physically demanding, mentally demanding, a few fûcks too many just treading water... and politics galore, so nope. An office type job which although can be demanding in itself maybe if factors aligned such as you in pristine health, pro active but fair management, colleagues of a similar level of ability and eager to pull their weight then yeah. It ALL depends on these factors aligning. They don’t often.


  • #3
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    I’ll be a librarian.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    I’ll be a librarian.

    Or an estate agent or accountant or solicitor, but you have to take the safety aspect into account are we as competent at 70.


  • #5
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    mariaalice wrote: »
    Or an estate agent or accountant or solicitor, but you have to take the safety aspect into account are we as competent at 70.

    I don’t think a librarian is as complex as those jobs or indeed my job now. Loaning out books I can do.


  • #6
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    Also there’s the Pope, the Queen and the American Supreme Court. And probably lots more. People can do complex jobs when old, but generally aren’t expected to.


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  • #7
    s4uv3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 952 ✭✭✭s4uv3


    Currently at home with the smallies. Don't think I'll be still at this when I'm 70 somehow!


  • #8
    Seanieke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    I don't think I'll sleep tonight now worried I'll still be at the same job when I'm 70!!


  • #9
    paleoperson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭paleoperson


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    I don’t think a librarian is as complex as those jobs or indeed my job now. Loaning out books I can do.

    Going up ladders with books, dewey decimal system... sounds fierce intensive and dangerous stuff. :p


  • #10
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    paleoperson wrote: »
    Going up ladders with books, dewey decimal system... sounds fierce intensive and dangerous stuff. :p

    I’ll be customer facing.


  • #11
    Andrew00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭Andrew00


    When I’m 70 And retired I will get up out of bed at say 1pm, and go to the pub for most of the day. That’s all I want


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  • #12
    andekwarhola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,639 ✭✭✭andekwarhola


    It's an office-based job so I think I could do it but I wouldn't want to be still working at that age.


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