Great news for the PAP and employers

Two sixty-plus grandpa that we met on our way to Grindelwald. They were on their way back to Spiez after 10 hours on the train from their place to Italy. They spent six hours climbing a mountain yesterday and will probably go on another hike tomorrow.

As with most countries with an ageing population, the Government is concerned with the retirement of the baby-boomers generation. A sudden outflow of able workers from the market, an increasing burden on the younger generation to support the retirees and possibly more strain on healthcare and pension funds.

So this survey comes as music to the ears of PAP and the corporates.

"Many older Singaporeans feared not being useful and missing colleagues after retiring. They also missed their spending power."

This validates Singaporeans' sense of security and self-worth in their job. I am not excluded. We take pride for being a hardworking and efficient society. So much so the Europeans consider us 24/7 working machines. It seems to be the JOBS that define who we are and how we perceive OTHERS will perceive us.

I think we should have better things to do than missing our colleagues. After all, we can always arrange for social meetings. The free time (retirement) can be used to engage in activities we would otherwise have done if we were not holding full time jobs. So much for repeated emphasis and TCS's soap drama on treasuring time with the family.