Professionals work up to so many years in their life, make multiple achievements in their workplace, make memories with their fellow employees or business partners, and have contributed so much in their field of work but of course, eventually, everything must come to an end.
Surgeons are known for their dexterity in surgical operations since it is their expertise. They are also known for their calm temperament, basically, they retain their composure under pressure and tense situations. What is more daunting about their tasks and responsibilities are that it happens on a daily basis due to the unpredictable moments that could happen to a person which requires medical assistance.
As they age, their performance and the quality of work that they do on a daily basis increases as well due to the countless experience they undergo throughout the years. However, there is some point in life that a person will only have to do limited actions or activities due to some conditions a person starts to feel. This mostly happens in people of old age.
Research shows that the age at which a professional mostly retire is at 65 years of age, however, some doctors in Australia would not abide by the average age a person should retire since they still push through beyond that age. This can be considered as a problem since their performance inside the operation room could start to deteriorate.
It is stated by the laws from the United Kingdom to have the professionals in the surgical field retire from the Public Health Service at the age of 65 years old while and as for private practices, a surgeon must retire at age 70.
However, in Australia, there was not any default or fixed age of when a surgeon should stop their practices and plan on their retirement but there are some researches that do support the law in other countries about the retirement of a medical professional once they have become senior citizens because there are risks that could happen when a senior professional remains in their workplace.
Why do People Retire?
But why do people retire, anyway? Is it really compulsory? What could be the possible reasons as to why people retire from their work?
Well, first of all, when a person retires from their work, they could finally be free from the extensive work that they used to do back in their workplace. At first, people who are currently undergoing retirement might feel nostalgic and long for their old work because it has been their routine for so many years. However, this kind of emotion opens a window for opportunity for the retired professional to distract themselves by trying out their interests or hobbies that they did not have time to do before due to their busy schedules at work.
Retirement does not only just give the person time for themselves but for them to spend it with their family and loved ones. Due to the relentless work and busy schedules in their everyday lives, former employees were not given the chance to bond with their families. This is why this is one of the benefits of retiring from work.
In some instances, people retire from their work at an early age due to their dissatisfaction with the job they were doing which is why they will have to try to find more ways to have any source of income, just as long as they will love it and be passionate about it.
What Happens if a Person of Old Age Remains in their Employment?
There will always be a limit to anything despite how some people want to continue on with what they were doing just because they simply love it and are really passionate about it but then again, there are just some unavoidable and inevitable factors that prevent a person from pushing through something that should have ended a long time ago.
If a surgeon or any medical professional, it can be in a general population as well, continues to pursue their work at an age where they should just stop, they will face some situations that could possibly be negative and their line of work could also have an effect on someone as well.
First of all, if a surgeon remains at work when they are supposed to be retired already, they are putting themselves at a risk for so many situations such as performing poorly at work. People of old age are known to experience more conditions in their health such as slowing down of their locomotive skills, having poor eyesight, slowly losing some of their memories, and other conditions such as problems in the joints like arthritis. These said factors could gradually deteriorate a surgeon if they are already of retiring age, and if they decide to perform a surgery with their old age, unpredictable events could happen such as a sudden heart attack of the supposedly retiring surgeon or their poor eyesight could make them make an error in the surgery which could put the patient at a higher risk for mortality.
What are the Benefits a Retiree Can Get?
Retirement could be really emotional for someone and it is understandable since it marks an end for their career that they have been doing for decades but look at the bright side, there are actually some benefits from the emotional end of one’s career.
Retirees are given their leave encashments, which they have accumulated throughout the years and can be exchanged for cash on their retirement. Next, the employers give the retiring employee their retirement gratuity as their last salary that will help a retired employee on their retirement. Lastly, another financial aid managed by the government is their provident fund account. If all of the amounts of money are combined, it could sum up to a great value that is enough for the retiree to sustain their everyday life. Added to this, they are also given a pension by the government in order to support themselves without having to work anymore.
Sources:
https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2017/206/5/older-doctors-and-retirement
https://www.avant.org.au/news/retirement-a-welcome-release-or-the-end-of-a-career-well-loved/