100 years old and happy at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

100 years old and happy at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Rosa Finnegan is 100 years old and still works in a factory. In this hilarious video, she explains why she is some 30 or 40 years past retirement age but not retired: Rosa works at needle and tubing manufacturing firm Vita Needle in Needham, Mass. The company is known for its elderly workforce. The average worker is 74 years old. PBS did a report on them watch it here. There are a couple of great things here. First of all, I think its fantastic that some companies are figuring out that people past the age of 55 are also great workers. And secondly, I love the idea that you can be working (and happy about it) way past retirement age. When you think about it, retirement really only makes sense if you dont like your job. If your job gives you purpose, energy and happiness why would you just stop? Its part of an old mindset thats been called Slave, Save, Retire. You work really hard at a job you hate, struggling to save enough money that one day you wont have to work any more. I honestly dont see myself ever retiring at least not as long as I can still find work I enjoy. What do you think? And heres another hilarious clip with Rosa: Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related