Joseph White, who lives in Nashville, lost his job at Guitar Center six months into the pandemic. But he says he\u2019d had enough: The store was constantly short-staffed and customers were intractable. In one instance, a shopper pulled a gun on him for trying to enforce the company\u2019s mask mandate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m tired, I\u2019m broken down, worn out and old,\u201d the 62-year-old said. \u201cI was worked to death for so long that finally, I said, there\u2019s no way I\u2019m going back.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u2019s begun drawing on Social Security payments to make ends meet, and helps his wife run her small shop, Black Dog Beads. But White says he has no intention of joining the labor force again.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur quality of life is far better even though we have less income,\u201d he said. \u201cI got tired of being a commodity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reinvent jobs to be attractive to the 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day & the worker shortage is partially solved. Retirees will pursue encore work on their own terms, e.g, working remotely, 3-4 days a wk, unpaid leave opps, etc. #writingcommunity<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/dDU79XuQRR<\/a><\/p>\n — J.B. Watson, Jr., Ph.D. (@GWashingtonInde) September 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n