A local Western Australia university (Edith Cowain University) has decided that a honorary staff member should retire and work from his home. He is 102 years of age, which surely must be a record. Hope he doesn’t die before he sees himself in the Guinness Book of Records.
He doesn’t want to leave the university campus, but the university thinks he may be at risk travelling to and fro from his home every day. He catches two buses and a train to get to work. He was awarded The Order of Australia this year and feedback from the public generally wants him to remain at his post. I listened to a radio interview with him and he still has all his marbles and works with the Centre of Ecosystem Management as a research associate. The university has offered to set up his small home as a workstation, but he feels he will last longer if he is in contact with fellow academics.
I retired at 59 years of age because I read that an early retirement can lead to a longer lifespan. I have reached 76 years and even though I loved teaching, I am glad that I retired when I did.
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