Why retirement doesn't always mean a carriage clock

In the 2015 film The Intern', Robert De Niro plays a 70-year-old retiree who re-joins the workforce as an intern at a fashion e-commerce firm. Both boredom, and a feeling that he wasn't done with work were at the root of his return. Although it may appear to be simply a fun, frivolous comedy to while away a couple of hours on the couch with, it is actually indicative of a wider trend. As people live longer and the demarcation of "old" has become blurred, the notion of retirement has changed. There is a growing sense that the possibilities in ‘retirement' have expanded dramatically. ...