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Are retirees really wanted back in the workplace?

By The Wall Street Journal  
   November 17, 2021

I was amused after reading “U.S. Economy Needs the Retirees Who Fled Covid-19” (Page One, Nov. 1). I am a retiree who left the workforce in 2017. 

Since then, I held a variety of part-time, seasonal jobs—until this year. I have applied to all the big-box stores for seasonal employment this year with zero response. I am in excellent health and hit the gym five days a week for both cardio and weights. I daresay I can outperform most of the delicate 20-year-olds physically and emotionally, plus I can provide reliable attendance. So, maybe the worker shortage is self-imposed by corporate America.

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