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  Agreed.
  When I retire, I want to be a teacher. I would really like to be the genuine and impactful teacher that has a lot of wisdom to impart. I want to teach things in the most beneficial way rather than how the school administration wants. If they want to fire me, that’s fine, I don’t need the money anyway. Being a teacher is really important, but I don’t know how anybody does it as a career. The pay is not enough
context: There are layers to how awful that is.
  
  
  72 year old still working as a janitor.
  
  
  She's diabetic and could have died.
  
  
  No one checked on the holding cells for 3 days.
  
  
  Did no one realize she was missing all weekend? >
  
  The local cancer center has a janitor who is around this age. It's awful that our society has come to a point where the elderly have to keep working, and even worse that a lot of them have to take jobs like janitors. >
  
  Plenty of elderly people enjoy janitorial and cashier positions as a way to stay engaged in society. I agree nobody should have to work past retirement age, but I wouldn’t assume everyone is suffering and needs rescue. >
  
  Funny you say that.  I'm 52 and was laying in bed this morning thinking I'd like to work at the local hardware store when I retire from the "real world".  Between present and future experience, I'd be really good at it, and I enjoy helping people. >
  
  I reckon working without really worrying about the wages and getting fired all that much takes a whole lot of the edge off.