Retired Insurance Dad Traded Desk for Bacon and Booze, Thrives Explaining Bones to Dogs
KEY POINTS
- •A 65-year-old retiree left his 30-year insurance career due to dissatisfaction with sitting and corporate culture.
- •Within a week, he secured two part-time jobs: packaging meat at a local market and pouring drinks at an eating club.
- •He enjoys a flexible 20-25 hour schedule, earning extra money while staying social, active, and comfortable in thick foam shoes.
At 65, a grizzled insurance veteran finally escaped the cubicle dungeon after 30 years, trading his paperwork for the aromatic smells of a local meat market where he now meticulously bags bacon, snack sticks, and mysterious broth bones that may or may not be canine currency. Not quite ready for total retirement, he juggles two part-time gigs: customer service meat packager and local drinking club drink-pourer. His schedule? A flexible 20-25 hours of niche side work that lets him 'chillax' for hours between shifts, all while supported by Social Security, an annuity, and thick foam-soled shoes that declare, 'I’m ready to stand and bag meat in style.'
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After 30 years of 'helping people' sell insurance, this dad now measures success by how well he bags bones for doggos and pours beers for cronies. Retirement isn’t quitting; it’s just switching to confusing paid hobbies.
Retirement plan: escape cubicle, become professional bacon sacker and beer opener for friends. Somewhere, career goals shed a tear.
Who knew the real dream job after insurance was bagging mysterious meat bits and socializing at a booze clubhouse? Retirement goal achieved.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/9/2025 | Author: Bethaney Phillips
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