I enjoy it. Generally, people spend more time at work with colleagues and friends than they do with their families. Those people who are currently retiring have had long-term experiences with an employer. They've lived through marriages, births, deaths, Christmases and Thanksgivings. They know someone is depending on them.
Work is the measure by which many in America define themselves.
The Los Angeles Times Poll contacted 1,589 adults nationwide, including 807 respondents 60 and older, by telephone Oct. 20-23. Betty Pouncey had been a securities counselor, answering questions from investors across the country. You think when you get to that you'll be living. . . . But life has more meaning for you when you're busy. When you're doing something you enjoy doing.