Is Meaningful, Part-Time Work in Retirement a Myth?

Is Meaningful, Part-Time Work in Retirement a Myth?
Workers cast shadows as they stroll among the office towers Sydney's Barangaroo business district in Australia's largest city, May 8, 2017. Reuters/Jason Reed
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CHICAGO—As Pamela Pommer entered her 60s, she planned to work part-time helping aging people deal with financial troubles. But like many baby boomers she realized that a “meaningful” position is much harder to find than she had imagined.

About a year ago, Pommer was laid off from a human resources job at a for-profit college in suburban Minneapolis.