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Accepting Less Money After 55
There are certain conversations I’ve had over the years that stay with me. One of them comes up surprisingly often when I’m talking to someone over 55 who’s looking for work. Sooner or later, they lean back in their chair, hesitate for a moment, and…
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What Employers Miss When They Overlook People Over 55
A few years ago, I started noticing something that I hadn’t paid much attention to earlier in my career. When an organization had a difficult problem to solve, the person who quietly steadied the ship was often the most experienced one in the room. It…
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When I Was Growing Up
When I was growing up, retirement at 65 seemed normal. People worked hard, retired, and often did not live many years beyond that point. Both employers and governments built policies around that idea. But a lot has changed in the last 40 years or so.…
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The Power of Transferable Skills After 55
There’s a moment I see quite often. You’ve spent years—sometimes decades—doing your job well. Then something shifts. The role changes, or disappears, or no longer exists in quite the same way. And you find yourself asking a very real question: What should I do now?…
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When You Still Need to Work After 55 and Why You Shouldn’t Feel Ashamed of It
Life rarely unfolds in a straight line. I’ve come to see that clearly over the years. Many people over 55 are in second or third marriages. Some are supporting stepchildren. Some are helping aging parents or adult children who are still finding their footing. Others…
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What If All My References Are Retired Now?
If you’re over 55 and looking for work, there’s a moment that can catch you off guard. An employer asks for references and you suddenly realize that nearly everyone you once worked with is retired. Former bosses. Long-time colleagues. Mentors. Even people who once reported…
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Why Your Best Career Years May Still Be Ahead of You
For most of my life, I believed careers followed a predictable path. You build skills in your twenties, advance in your thirties and forties, peak around fifty, and then gradually step back. That story was so widely accepted that few of us ever stopped to…
