Opinions are divided on whether people should retire from their duties after crossing a certain age, say 65, or whether they should be permitted to work further according to their personal choice. In my opinion, it should be an individual choice to work even if one is old but with special privileges such as flexible timings and remote working.
It is believed that employees do not remain as productive in their mid-60s as they used to be at an early age. This is due to the fact that medical illness and low level of physical fitness is quite prevalent at this elder age. As a result, the work of such workers is hampered and they do not contribute much in their project activities. However, I disagree with this viewpoint because there are abundant examples of prominent personalities who are in their late or early 70s but still working diligently in their professions. For instance, Donald Trump, the president of the United States who is 73 years old and still fit in his role. Therefore, this opinion to restrict the work permit after the age of 65 is questionable.
On the other side of this argument, if a person is willing to work even after his retirement period, then they should have an official license to do so. As it is often seen that elderly people suffer from stress when they quit or retire from their jobs because of the sudden change in their usual routine and inability to cope up with this transition. Therefore, I agree with this viewpoint that individuals must have a right to work until they wish but at the same time, there should be relaxation or flexibility to this age group in terms of working hours and access to work from a remote location. IT companies are prime examples of providing opportunities to aged employees after their period of service is completed to support critical projects on-demand basis, which is a win-win situation for both employer and employee.
In conclusion, even though it is recommended that elderly people should be retired after a certain age due to health concerns, I believe that it should not be a hard and fast rule. In fact, this should be a personal decision and employers should facilitate them with some exceptional rights to pursue their career.
Opinions
are divided
on whether
people
should retire from their duties after crossing a certain
age
, say 65, or whether they should
be permitted
to
work
further
according to their personal choice. In my opinion, it should be an individual choice to
work
even if one is
old
but
with special privileges such as flexible timings and remote working.
It
is believed
that employees do not remain as productive in their mid-60s as they
used
to be at an early
age
.
This is due to the fact that
medical illness and low level of physical fitness is quite prevalent at this elder
age
.
As a result
, the
work
of such workers is
hampered and
they do not contribute much in their project activities.
However
, I disagree with this viewpoint
because
there are abundant examples of prominent personalities who are in their late or early 70s
but
still
working
diligently
in their professions.
For instance
, Donald Trump, the
president of the United States
who is 73 years
old
and
still
fit in his role.
Therefore
, this opinion to restrict the
work
permit after the
age
of 65 is questionable.
On the other side of this argument, if a person is willing to
work
even after his retirement period, then they should have an official license to do
so
. As it is
often
seen
that elderly
people
suffer from
stress
when they quit or retire from their jobs
because
of the sudden
change
in their usual routine and inability to cope up with this transition.
Therefore
, I
agree
with this viewpoint that individuals
must
have a right to
work
until they wish
but
at the same time, there should be relaxation or flexibility to this
age
group in terms of working hours and access to
work
from a remote location. IT
companies
are prime examples of providing opportunities to aged employees after their period of service
is completed
to support critical projects on-demand basis, which is a win-win situation for both employer and employee.
In conclusion
,
even though
it
is recommended
that elderly
people
should
be retired
after a certain
age
due to health concerns, I believe that it should not be a
hard
and
fast
rule
. In fact, this should be a personal decision and employers should facilitate them with
some
exceptional rights to pursue their career.