OT: How many of you are still working?

I am still working part-time as a consultant, but 3 months after diagnosis I took SS at 68.4

Retired at 62 after 42 years military and federal service...weaned to full retirement by working At OU(sooners) as contract instructor for newbies in ATC...Haven't done squat since 2008 except surf...gym...and the rest of time with spouse of 38 years...talken story...lunchen it...visiting our sons from Chapel Hill to SEA to Osaka...I intellectually know that I used to work...but the reality...its like I never worked a day in my life

Still working full time. Worked through my treatments too.

But, I'm hoping for an early retirement - may in 2 years.

Andrew

I'm still working full time. Turn 62 in a few weeks. Used to think I'd work till 70, health permitting, to maximize SS benefit and sock away some cash. Now I'm wondering if it's worth it. PCa is the largest contributing factor to my thinking of retiring earlier, or at least going part time. Want more flexibility to take long trips with Mrs Paradise to Europe, Egypt (her bucket list), and the Americas while we're both in decent health.

Took off four weeks for RP -- one before surgery, three after. Worked through SRT.

I worked for 42 years. The first half consisted of veterinary tech, 3 years US Army, about 5 years as a color photography lab tech, then 10 years in the petro-chemical world as a drafted, designer, and then project manager for our construction projects. At that point I switched gears and became a high school teacher for 21 years, teaching drafting, general technology, and computer programming classes.

We can retire from teaching at age 60 or 25 years, whichever comes first and I figured that 42 years of work was enough and left when I was 60. I am a Vietnam Era vet and in our state we can add those years to our teaching service so I retired at 24 years on their books. I had been retired for 5-1/2 years when diagnosed so it didn’t interfere with work but I had returned to college to work toward a degree in art and it prompted me to take this current semester off to do some traveling. I will return and finish that degree.

Still working full time. The company has its issues, but I enjoy the work and the people. It feels like I'm making a difference where I am, and it's a good use of my life experience. There's a lot of opportunity to mentor engineers that are early in their careers.

Having said that, I'm about to turn 61, and my finance guy says I can really retire ok anytime now. Don't even have to wait until 62 unless I want to, which gives me little sense of freedom. I'm working because I choose to do so, not because I have to anymore.

I'm in a good spot with my post-treatment status, but with my diagnosis there's a decent chance this stuff could take off again. Not dwelling on it, or being pessimistic, but it's a reality that my "horizon" could be closer than otherwise expected.

Health insurance to me right now is the wild card. Need to figure that one out. No retirement health care available, except COBRA for a little while if needed. So, it's going to be whatever I can find on the market.

My hope is to work full-time a couple of years, maybe more years partial-time. It depends of some factors, you know one of them.

I just turned 60, and I'm working full time. Due to a career change at 58, I'll be working to 65 at least, after that who knows?

I was diagnosed at 68. Worked full time (50-60 hours/week) until age 70, then cut back and now I work only one week per month. I am the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of a manufacturing company, and I just enjoyed my work. Could have retired sooner, but wife was still working full time, so I kept at it too. If I had retired sooner, she would expect dinner on the table when she came home. . . and I am a "survival cook." No need to jeopardize her health with my cooking.

PCa really didn't impact my work situation at all. I didn't take time off for treatment, as I had SBRT. Five early morning treatments over two weeks and it was finished. Didn't miss a day of work for treatment, only a couple for some lengthy or out-of-town medical appointments. Didn't miss a day at the gym, either.

Now I am trying to decide what my "new reality" will be - I've taken a few months to just roll with the flow of whatever I feel like doing, and now it is time to organize my life and see what I can make of it.

I retired in 2011 at 65 1/2. Not because of PCa. It was an awful job but good pay managing and writing proposals and RFP responses. Usually 30 day deadlines to produce 500 pages or more for multi-year, mult-million contracts. I did that for a long decade after previous job which was the best one of my working life. My wife and I had a business researching, writing, laying out newsletters sold to subscribers in collaboration with several universities and a direct mail marketing firm. We had office space a half mile from home, talented staff and contractors. It was great until around 2000 when the internet began to crush the market for paid subscriptions.
Jim

I will be 65 in January. Full SS is age 66. My diagnosis and treatment has caused me to slow down. I go into work later and come home earlier. I am my own boss so no problems there. Thinking I might like to stop working at 66 or just find a part time gig. I have 3 grand kids out of town I want to enjoy them more.

Been working full time since diagnosis five years ago. Actually starting to feel better now. Plan to keep at it until I cannt. Two girls in college (Jr / Fr). Have to pay the bills and put money away for my brides retirement.