My father retired at 65, after 30 years working at Raytheon. He was of the generation that worked as the single wage earner of the household and would work from 6am to 4pm. His young employees didn't follow in his footsteps working those kind of hours but he told me that they still had a strong work ethic and there were no issues between the old and the new.
He was brought back as a consultant for his experience and knowledge. He couldn't say no the money and he liked the work. Eventually, travel requirements got him to retire full time.
The problem is that's rarely possible these days, the corporate bean counters will come up and screw you in the ass before retirement just in the sake of corporate savings.
Been there and had it happen in a similar company recently, corporations seem to have no loyalty to long time workers these days more or less.
The middle class workers have been screwed a long time now.
I used to be middle class, I wouldn't way I even am anymore, still doing avionics and aerospace work in a field I've been at 30 years now and making atm what I was 15 years ago, when I finally found another after awhile.
The sad part is even there I see a lot of clueless people in positions they should even be inm that are very incompetent.
I even have one old guy I have to deal with on a daily basis that it seems management seems to trust for opinions that really can't hit his ass with both hands if he tried.
I'm about to leave there and move on I think, I should be looking.
). The worst though was apparently a middle-aged woman with no kids but two dogs that had to always be checked up on, and it always be close to dead-lines. She was among the first to go in a series of lay-offs.
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