Ideally, seniors are encouraged to slow down in terms of their work loads and focus on their health and living their lives to the fullest instead; this is because an aging body won’t be able to take too much stress like it used to be and unfortunately, too much stress can lead to many health implications that could affect seniors’ quality of life.

BUT, for some seniors who are not quite ready to settle down, retirement is never an option and apparently, this is the case for most senior groups we have today. Reasons vary from one person to another; some of them complain about the economic crisis hitting them which left a large hole in their pockets; or, retirement means limited range of motion; a whole lot more are bound to their family obligations such as the case of the sandwich generation. Putting every factor into consideration, we’ve arrived in a conclusion that seniors today are nowhere near retirement—some of them never will and they are here to stay in the workforce along with million others, both young and old.

Like stated earlier, conventional work routine is too much for seniors especially now that they also have to attend to their personal affairs more often. Moreover, only a small number of employers hire seniors and unfortunately, laws for hiring and employing seniors give little or none protection to older adults’ workforce as compared to other working groups. Seniors are often discriminated due to their age when in fact they can do what younger employees could do any time of the day—and more! Due to these conflicting factors, it is best to consider working right from your own homes.

Telecommuting jobs are made possible by the advent of the internet. What’s even more surprising is that these jobs benefit seniors all the more. Telecommuting jobs are perfect for seniors because their work schedules are very flexible plus you don’t have to commute back and forth to your workplace and home which proves to be a very tiring task for aging individuals. When telecommuting, you’ll never miss a doctor’s appointment again or even those weekly get-togethers with your friends plus you’ll have more time for yourself even if you work 8hours per day because most work-at-home jobs can be scheduled according to your preferences. The only apparent problem with telecommuting is how you’d be able to dodge distractions from interfering with your work time, aside from that, there’s no reason for seniors not to engage in this kind of work setting as it would probably lighten up their work load without affecting their income.

Here are some types of work you could do from home and still enjoy an income closely comparable to your full-time job salary:

·    Virtual Assistant
·    Article Writer
·    PR/Marketing Manager
·    Accountant
·    Project Manager
·    Financial Analyst