Originally Posted by Unregistered

Actually one should work as long as you can, because besides the salary, there are other equally important benefits:

1. Subsidized / free medical provided by employer. Agree.
2. Free annual medical check ups for those above 40, 45 depending on company. Not every company has this, and not everyone enjoys this.
3. Incentive overseas holidays. Not every company has this.
4. Transport and meal allowances. Not every company has this. Not everyone enjoys this too. Transport allowance usually only for senior staff.
5. Sense of purpose, or at least your task/assignment for the day is set. If you are not working, you will be hard pressed to find something meaningful to occupy your time. Perhaps. But definitely there are other things more meaningful than work.
6. You have weekends & public holidays to look forward to. If you are not working, every day is the same boring day. Whether the day is boring or not depends on how you make of it.
7. Socializing with colleagues. Agree.
8. Annual leaves. Somehow the feeling of going on leave for holidays is special. You feel you earned it. True. But that's because work may be stressful.
9. Free or sponsored training for both professional and self developmental courses. If you are not working, you have to pay for everything yourself. What's there to develop professionally when one is retired. Self-development is still possible without a job. Free online courses (Coursera, etc). Library. Bookshops. Surely one can afford books on an occasional basis.
10. Depending on your job, your job title and name card can give you social status. I know many people derive pride from their job titles. True. But the social status part can be illusory. Kind of shallow too. It's another matter if you derive pride and satisfaction from your work