Federal Retirement Question

[pedro47]

Is there a new federal retirement age?. I'm only asking because there is a postal clerk in our local post office. Who is 77 years old and is still working part-time.

 

[dioxide45]

Is there a new federal retirement age?. I'm only asking because there is a postal clerk in our local post office. Who is 77 years old and is still working part-time.

I would expect there to be no mandatory retirement age. It is also possible that this person came on to work part time in retirement from another job.

 

[pedro47]

I would expect there to be no mandatory retirement age. It is also possible that this person came on to work part time in retirement from another job.

Dioxide45, no this individual has over forty plus years with the post office/federal government ; and this does not include the time he was in the Navy.

I personally could not work day in day in on the front counter at the Post office. IMHO.

 

[callwill]

Dioxide45, no this individual has over forty plus years with the post office/federal government ; and this does not include the time he was in the Navy.

I personally could not work day in day in on the front counter at the Post office. IMHO.

Some people love having something to do.

 

[pedro47]

Some people love having something to do.

No way Jose. Just think about all the difference personalities one much deal with every day on the front counter at the post office.

 

[WorldT]

Dioxide45, no this individual has over forty plus years with the post office/federal government ; and this does not include the time he was in the Navy.

I personally could not work day in day in on the front counter at the Post office. IMHO.

Definitely able to retire, they just chose to work either for something to do or more income.

 

[dioxide45]

Definitely able to retire, they just chose to work either for something to do or more income.

We also don’t know thru full situation. Are they supporting others? Just want something to do. Wife wants them out of the house? Not sure why any of it matters to us. If that is what they want to do then good. They are likely drawing a pension and working part time to supplement income and benefits.

 

[bizaro86]

Definitely able to retire, they just chose to work either for something to do or more income.

I could never work at the post office. Think of all the people asking you questions about your personal business like how old you are or what you did for work previously.

 

[callwill]

I could never work at the post office. Think of all the people asking you questions about your personal business like how old you are or what you did for work previously.

or why you havent retired yet!

 

[easyrider]

Is there a new federal retirement age?. I'm only asking because there is a postal clerk in our local post office. Who is 77 years old and is still working part-time.

It depends on what retirement system this person is on. Before 1984 it would be the Civil Service Retirement and after it would be Federal Service Retirement. Private contractors for the Post Office would get neither.

Bill

 

[jackio]

My husband was a letter carrier for 37 years. He hated the job but loved his patrons. The window clerks in his office loved most of the interactions with the people who came in each day. Many came in daily for businesses. They received gifts at Christmas and other times. For the most part, they were respected.

My thought is that this man may still be working to retain human contact that he may not get if retired.

 

[WorldT]

It depends on what retirement system this person is on. Before 1984 it would be the Civil Service Retirement and after it would be Federal Service Retirement. Private contractors for the Post Office would get neither.

Bill

To the best of my knowledge, contractors don't work at the counter in the post office.

 

[WorldT]

We also don’t know thru full situation. Are they supporting others? Just want something to do. Wife wants them out of the house? Not sure why any of it matters to us. If that is what they want to do then good. They are likely drawing a pension and working part time to supplement income and benefits.

I believe we are saying the same thing.

 

[HitchHiker71]

Is there a new federal retirement age?. I'm only asking because there is a postal clerk in our local post office. Who is 77 years old and is still working part-time.

My father is 75 and still working because he has to work as he basically has little to no life savings. Lots of people of retirement age cannot afford to retire, and this problem will only become more pronounced given higher prices for all goods of late. I have noticed more and more retirement age folks working not because they choose to, but because they have no choice to stay afloat. The fact is that the vast majority of US citizens have nowhere near enough monies saved to ever retire. Having a single pension oftentimes isn't enough to support a household any longer - you need multiple revenue sources to fully retire these days. As @dioxide45 said, we also have no idea what any one person's specific circumstances are, as to why they are still working. Perhaps it's by choice, by necessity, or a combination thereof, who knows really.

 

[joestein]

My father is 75 and still working because he has to work as he basically has little to no life savings. Lots of people of retirement age cannot afford to retire, and this problem will only become more pronounced given higher prices for all goods of late. I have noticed more and more retirement age folks working not because they choose to, but because they have no choice to stay afloat. The fact is that the vast majority of US citizens have nowhere near enough monies saved to ever retire. Having a single pension oftentimes isn't enough to support a household any longer - you need multiple revenue sources to fully retire these days. As @dioxide45 said, we also have no idea what any one person's specific circumstances are, as to why they are still working. Perhaps it's by choice, by necessity, or a combination thereof, who knows really.

He is a postal worker - they have a gov't pension, plus SS and great health insurance. He can probably afford to retire.

My parents were in the same boat - virtually no savings. Sold their co-op, put a down payment on a condo in FL and lived on his gov't pension and SS.

 

[WaikikiFirst]

personally could not work day in day in on the front counter at the Post office

and miss all those smiling faces? Maybe he lives alone, has no hobby that he can still do well, and wants a routine that gets him out of the house.
Are you 77 yet? Do you live alone? Are you in his shoes? I can't imagine doing that but people so what people do

 

[WaikikiFirst]

or why you havent retired yet!

or who you like in the Super Bowl. Heck, having anyone take interest in him may be why he is there.

 

[easyrider]

To the best of my knowledge, contractors don't work at the counter in the post office.

In some cases I think they do. There was a Post Office & State Liquor Store in a small city we use to drive through on our way up into the mountains. It was a mom & pop operation. Then the grocery stores lobbied to sell liquor and all of the grocery stores in WA are able to sell liquor. The little liquor store / Post Office closed.

Bill

 

[easyrider]

He is a postal worker - they have a gov't pension, plus SS and great health insurance. He can probably afford to retire.

My parents were in the same boat - virtually no savings. Sold their co-op, put a down payment on a condo in FL and lived on his gov't pension and SS.

It depends on if he is a private contractor receiving a 1099 or an employee with benefits.

Bill

 

[WorldT]

In some cases I think they do. There was a Post Office & State Liquor Store in a small city we use to drive through on our way up into the mountains. It was a mom & pop operation. Then the grocery stores lobbied to sell liquor and all of the grocery stores in WA are able to sell liquor. The little liquor store / Post Office closed.

Bill

I don't usually count that as a post office but it is somewhat. There is an ace hardware store close to my house that does that. I was talking more of the stand alone post office buildings.

 

[rickandcindy23]

My grandma worked to 82 years old. She loved her job at JoAnn's Fabric's, Kearney, NE.

 

[AwayWeGo]

I have a recurring dream in which I'm down at the office working same as always, except my status is "re-employed annuitant" -- i.e., retired but still working in the same job at the same place.

In the dream I keep trying to quit so I can start enjoying retirement, but for some reason I'm still back on the job day after day.

I don't call it a nightmare, but it's nice waking up to realize I'm retired-retired.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[easyrider]

I have a recurring dream in which I'm down at the office working same as always, except my status is "re-employed annuitant" -- i.e., retired but still working in the same job at the same place.

In the dream I keep trying to quit so I can start enjoying retirement, but for some reason I'm still back on the job day after day.

I don't call it a nightmare, but it's nice waking up to realize I'm retired-retired.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

You must have a very particular set of skills, skills you have acquired over a very long career, skills that make you a nightmare or blessing for other people. Very rare skill set. At least in your dream.

Bill

 

[jackio]

He is a postal worker - they have a gov't pension, plus SS and great health insurance. He can probably afford to retire.

My parents were in the same boat - virtually no savings. Sold their co-op, put a down payment on a condo in FL and lived on his gov't pension and SS.

If he is 77, he most likely is in the Civil Service retirement system and won’t get SS unless he had a 2nd job where he paid into it. In December the federal pension offset penalty was repealed, so he would be able to claim spousal or survivor benefits if he has/had a spouse.

 

[DrQ]

To the best of my knowledge, contractors don't work at the counter in the post office.

My dad was a postal clerk and worked the window in his later career. It was a prime job that was put up for bid and was acquired by seniority. To the best of my knowledge, the Post office is still a Union shop and I don't think a contractor would have that job. Not only do they deal with the public, they handle a lot of money and valuables.