Curiosidade do dia

No The Times de hoje "More pensioners coming out of retirement to combat loneliness":

"Gone is the era of counting down the days until you turn 65 and can enjoy a quiet retirement in the pub or on the golf course.

A growing cohort of people are instead working well into their seventies and eighties, a report by Bupa has found, driven by a desire to stave off dementia and loneliness in old age.

One in four over-55s believe working past retirement age will help them to live longer and workplaces are being encouraged to do more to retain these older staff.

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A survey of 8,000 adults found that half of over-55s believed working past retirement age would help to keep their brains active and one in four believed it could help them to live longer.

Some 13 per cent of over-50s have already returned to work after retirement and one in five said they would consider doing so. These people report a stronger sense of purpose and improved mental and physical health. John Shipton, 94, works three mornings a week on the checkouts at Waitrose's Exeter branch. He retired from full-time work as a maintenance controller at 65 but applied for his job at Waitrose at the age of 80.

Shipton told The Times that the "pleasure of working" kept him going, adding: "Interactions with other people are so important in your life. It stops you going completely bananas.""

Eu que nunca pensei em reformar-me e me sinto um marciano ao lado de tanta gente com menos de 60 anos que aspira, que sonha com a reforma, agradeço a solidariedade destes ingleses.