[AnotherUnixGeek]

many professionals in the technology sector retire at the earliest recommended date to make space for the younger generation, conceding it would be unrealistic to maintain their edge in the field.

LOL - the more likely scenario is that they are forced out by layoffs, with their employers bringing in younger, less expensive replacements. That's happening all over Silicon Valley right now as we start off 2024 - lots of RIFs underway.

[SomeCallMeTim]

What a pile of BS. I “was somebody important”. Routinely making multi-million dollar decisions. But, I was working for a company that cared more about DEI and reducing CO2 than they were making a profit. I couldn’t WAIT to leave that bunch behind.

It’s been 8 months now. I’ve played a LOT of golf, been on three cruises, and played plenty with my grandkids. I’ve also been able to participate in many local events that I would have missed before. I’m NOT bored yet.

If I ever am, there will always be places to work or volunteer.

[Paladin2]

“...their employers bringing in younger, less expensive replacements...”

Been there, done that.

However, I never let the door hit me in the butt, and did the 15 years of the skiing in SW Mont. that the rest of America didn’t want to do [except on Saturdays].

Epic passes have ruined the plan.

YMMV.

Way too many peeps live in Colo.

[bobcat62]

Less expensive, Desi replacements.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

This is nothing new. A relative of mine worked for Big Blue starting in the late sixties. When he hit fifty they began to nudge him out as “too old”.