It may seem that these elderly people are trying to cheat death. In fact, they are. And its working. Howard Friedman, a professor at UC Riverside, found in his research that those who work hardest and are successful in their careers often live the longest lives. People are generally being given bad advice to slow down, take it easy, stop worrying, and retire to Florida, he says. He described one study participant, still working at the age of 100, who was recently disappointed to see his son retire.
Were beginning to see a change in how people view retirement, says George Leeson, co-director of the Institute of Population Ageing at Oxford. Where once retirement was seen as a brief reward after a long struggle through some miserable job, it is now akin to being cast aside. What Leeson terms the Warren Buffett effect is becoming more broadly appealing as individuals come to view retirement as not simply being linked to economic productivity but also about contribution.
Observers are split on whether this is a wholly good thing. On the one hand, companies and financial firms can benefit from the wisdom of a resilient chief. On the other, the new generation can find it more difficult to advance-an argument that typically holds little sway to a nevertiree.
56. What do we learn about the so-called nevertirees ?
A) They are passionate about making a fortune.
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