Many SilverHairs feel that our knowledge and experience expire when we retire. Our jobs are replaced by younger people, who have just finished formal education. With the current environment, many SilverHairs feel that we are no longer employable, and have to take up jobs beneath our experience and knowledge.
Some SilverHairs are lucky. And they do not have to worry about a job during their SilverHairs years. From the membership, I see more SilverHairs ladies than men are well prepared for the future.
But, for SilverHairs who need to have a job, what are the options? Some of us do need a job to maintain our monthly expenses. For others, a job helps to pay for our desires to see the world. And, of course, we have SilverHairs who simply enjoy being actively employed.
Complaining about the non-availability of jobs is not going to help. It just makes us more unhappy. Some SilverHairs have already taken up the positive step of taking up something for themselves. We dont want to sit in the foodcourts from morning to evening. Nor do we want to walk about the shopping centres from 10 am to 6pm. Can we come up with some ideas to enjoy our retirement, and yet keep ourselves financially afloat?
Many SilverHairsClub members have expressed that we should do something in this area. As a group, maybe we can do something. We have years of experience and knowledge, developed over the years. Let’s put our ideas here. And, let’s respect every SilverHairs’s ideas. The more specific you are, the better. No idea is a bad idea.
I would like to keep this topic alive, over the next two months. At the end of Sept, we shall try to identify and summarise what we, as a group, can do for ourselves, in terms of jobs, and making use of our experience and knowledge. I guess success will depend on what we finally do.
All SilverHairs are invited to participate. And in line with SHC’s direction, let’s observe no religion, politics, sex, race, direct selling and MLM.
Terence Seah +65 9489-4360
