Boomers at work: Planning the next chapter

Despite efforts to prevent age-discrimination in the workplace, there still remains an assumption in our culture that people “should” retire by a certain age.

There is a subtle but pervasive notion that something must be wrong if a person is still working past age 65. If we continue working, we may feel a sense of shame or perhaps disappointment that life did not work out as planned.

In reality, there is a new normal taking place.

Traditional views on retirement simply no longer make sense. In the “Big Shift — Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife,” Marc Freedman writes, “While we have been…