I work with several people in this category and there is definitely finagling at multiple levels. Then of course there are those of us who will transition to single AND retired, upending things in a different way.
It is definitely something new. Retirement may not be a hard demarcation. The person who retires from corporate life may pursue a business or passion project with the same vigor (but not the same salary) as a career. As careers shift many people may be navigating changes that resemble this at all stages of life.
You said a mouthful! What's important to me is that we acknowledge that these scenarios are not in the literature. And that can make us feel isolated or like we're "doing it wrong." We're not. But there isn't a lot of "best practice" for how to do it.
I work with several people in this category and there is definitely finagling at multiple levels. Then of course there are those of us who will transition to single AND retired, upending things in a different way.
It is definitely something new. Retirement may not be a hard demarcation. The person who retires from corporate life may pursue a business or passion project with the same vigor (but not the same salary) as a career. As careers shift many people may be navigating changes that resemble this at all stages of life.
You said a mouthful! What's important to me is that we acknowledge that these scenarios are not in the literature. And that can make us feel isolated or like we're "doing it wrong." We're not. But there isn't a lot of "best practice" for how to do it.