Comment on ‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job

Fishnoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• nexguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Nono one retires at 50

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• RBWells@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Right, because people not working for 35-40 years is good for the economy somehow? Work for 30 years then retire for more than that? This makes no sense, it’s not a zero sum thing but you can’t have the population idle for more years than they work.

  I have a 401k - told the “planner” app to assume I will work to 70 & I might live to 90 and it says my plan has “longevity risk” . Basically that any woman who gets to my age may well get older than that.

  I know that people don’t like retirement age going up and up, and it would be lovely to not have to work, but on the other hand all my kids are finally adults, so these are my available prime earning years.

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• BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Wages haven’t kept up with expenses, and less people are able to retire early because of it.

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• FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  At fifty?

  How the fuck are people going to retire at fifty?

  I’m in a fairly good position, but I would have no chance of any sort of life if I had to live for thirty years without working

  Are you trolling, or are you stupid?

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  • ramble81@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    They’re young most likely and think that 40yos are “old timers”

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    • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      When you’re in your 50s unless you suffering a neurological disorder, you’re still sharp and aware. Just the body is starting to wear down more so they need accommodations at times. Why hire them when they can just not hire anyone and force the rest of us to worker harder for longer?

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  • Fishnoodle@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Being able to retire at 50 means that you’ve contributed at least 25 years of labor. In my case about 35 years.

    People get shorter prison sentences for committing murder.

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    possible if you are a doctor, a tech worker that has worked 10+years, a NURSE who did travelling. they have enough income and other investments to do that. but its usually 55.

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• Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  A lot of people are having kids later in life. It’s tough to feel secure enough to retire at 50 when you have 2 preteens and a mortgage.

  Even without kids, the math is tough - work 30 years (20-50) and then retire ~30 (50-80?). We’d need massive safety nets in place to make retiring at 50 tenable. I’m going to hit the labor market next year and am terrified by what I’m seeing out there

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  • boonhet@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, retiring at 50 works if everyone under 50 is a slave.

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• Steve@communick.news ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yah!
  It’s not like the penalties on withdrawing from your retirement accounts early actually matters?
  Who isn’t a billionaire at 50? You aren’t? You need to get a better job looser!

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• jade52@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  What world do you live in where the average person can retire at 50!?!

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  • Fishnoodle@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m saying, that SHOULD be the standard, not that it is

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    • jade52@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Ok agreed. It should be the standard for sure.

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• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  50yo dont retire in any country lol. 55 is the earliest people consider retiring, and its mostly people who earn 200k+year with investments.

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• boonhet@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yes because the workers aren’t paying enough tax to support the owner class (people over 50)

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