Next year I’m turning 50 & also become eligible for retirement. Retirement age in my country for the general population (men) is 65, but the judiciary has separate rules. I’m seriously considering retirement but I have older colleagues who are still working because they say with the life expectancy rising who knows how much that great pension in the present will be worth in the future, so why not keep it going for an additional source of income?
I think my colleagues are also a bit greedy. Our pensions are already way more than generous, to the point where there’s a whole discourse about it & calls (and tries) for reform in our country. For reference, this year the average pension for a judge/prosecutor was around 5000€ net per month.