Work Without End

The raw truth about going back to work after retirement, and the surprising thing that determines whether going back to work works for you

Teresa Ghilarducci is a labor economist at The New School for Social Research in New York, and author of the new book, “Work, Retire, Repeat.” Her findings challenge longstanding beliefs about retirement in America, demonstrating that only a small share of the 11,200 people hitting 65 each day are prepared for this next stage of their lives.

In this episode of The Long Game, she takes a fresh look at the social contract, the one that says if you work hard, put something away over decades, you can retire comfortably. How has that contract held up—or not—over time? She talks about the presumption of “spreadsheet lives” that underpins social policy planning, how real life intervenes, and what that means for young and old alike.

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