Ernest Watts had been retired for a couple of years when his wife suggested he was underfoot and maybe should find a job. The answer was just a mile away from his Philadelphia home, at a CVS drugstore.
Older workers are very responsible.
They care about the customers. A growing number of companies are looking for ways to retain or attract older workers. They are followed by the 76 million Baby Boomers who begin to reach 55 this year. Those Boomers are healthier than their forebears, living longer and, it seems, have an intense desire to continue working. A 1998 study by the AARP, the advocacy group for older Americans, concluded that Baby Boomers are redefining what it means to retire.