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What scared the bejesus out of me was a pamphlet supposedly originating from Boeing that circulated through the airline industry. This showed if an employee retired at age 55 they would die on average at the age of 82. However, if they continued on until age 65 they would on average only last 18 months before meeting the grim reaper. At Lockheed the figures were similar except it was 17 months for an employee who went on to 65.
These figure were supposedly arrived at using actuarial tables but I cannot vouch for that or the accuracy of the data but the statement was made that for a Boeing employee, every year worked beyond age 55 shortened their life by 18 months.
I retired from Qantas 9 years ago at age 59 after 41 years in the airline industry. Mostly on shift work which is not good for your well being. We shall see.

David

I will add that just before retirement I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, fortunately slow onset. Also shortly after retirement I had a triple cabbage - Three way Coronial Arterial Bypass Graft - after the stents failed within a couple of months of implant. I owe a huge debt to modern medicine. Without it my life would have been effectively over at around that time.