His early retirement comes as a study suggests people in the UK today are more likely to say it would be a good thing if less importance was placed on work than they were 40 years ago.
They are also among the least likely to say work should always come first.
They are also among the least likely to say work should always come first.
The 58-year-old said he had worked all his life since he left school 41 years ago, doing a range of jobs around the UK including working in local government, on the London Underground and latterly as a station announcer at Birmingham International.
But he has decided to quit the long shifts two years before he was due to retire to have some time off with his wife, and then consider getting a part-time job “a couple of days a week” towards the end of the year.
“It [retiring] was something I had to do for my own health and happiness,” Mr Holden said.
“With shift work, that work-life balance does not exist like it should do. There are a lot of things I have never got the chance to do.”
According to the World Values Survey carried out by King’s College London’s Policy Institute, views on work vary with age.
They are also among the least likely to say work should always come first.
His early retirement comes as a study suggests people in the UK today are more likely to say it would be a good thing if less importance was placed on work than they were 40 years ago.
The 58-year-old said he had worked all his life since he left school 41 years ago, doing a range of jobs around the UK including working in local government, on the London Underground and latterly as a station announcer at Birmingham International.
They are also among the least likely to say work should always come first.
They are also among the least likely to say work should always come first.
The 58-year-old said he had worked all his life since he left school 41 years ago, doing a range of jobs around the UK including working in local government, on the London Underground and latterly as a station announcer at Birmingham International.
But he has decided to quit the long shifts two years before he was due to retire to have some time off with his wife, and then consider getting a part-time job “a couple of days a week” towards the end of the year.
“It [retiring] was something I had to do for my own health and happiness,” Mr Holden said.
“With shift work, that work-life balance does not exist like it should do. There are a lot of things I have never got the chance to do.”
According to the World Values Survey carried out by King’s College London’s Policy Institute, views on work vary with age.
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