Two days ago, I met a friend on the road, a retiree from a central enterprise in Hong Kong, who had not seen chatting for a long time, and found that the other party had become younger, and the conversation was more relaxed than before, and asked if he was enjoying his retirement life?
The other party laughed, he used to live with a fixed salary in a central enterprise in Hong Kong, and he lived a life of "doing thirty-six or thirty-six", but when he retired, he found that the outside world was very big, and laughed that he "wasted a lot of time"!
Originally, retirement could easily live, but when I saw the job advertisement when I had nothing to do, I felt that I was suitable, so I made a phone call, but I didn't expect that the other party not only hired him, but also had a higher income than before.
I was quite surprised to hear it, this retired in the outside market is still so good? The other party smiled and said that he didn't believe it at first, thinking it was a scam, but later he learned that the other party was really hired.
In fact, Hong Kong is a very age-friendly city and marital status, and you will not hear any anxious questions such as "married or uninvited" or "35-year-old crisis".
Looking at the recruitment in Hong Kong, whether it is the traditional government Labour Department or the new career recruitment network, there are all kinds of conditions, but there is no age requirement.
The most common sentence listed in the major recruitment is: experience is preferred! followed by academic qualifications, knowledge of English, Mandarin, followed by working hours and places, followed by various security benefits.
In addition, in many large companies, including the Hong Kong government, recruitment will also specifically indicate: regardless of disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation, you can apply for the positions listed in this column.
So, don't be surprised to see a salesperson in your 60s in Hong Kong, don't be surprised to see a driver in your 70s, and don't be surprised if you see a taxi driver in your 80s, because in Hong Kong, they are all legal jobs.
Moreover, in order to retain old employees, many enterprises in Hong Kong have implemented a re-employment system, which means that when senior positions are old, they will first retire and then invite them back to continue to work as consultants or other forms.
In this way, the vacated positions can be given to the young people behind, and at the same time, the experienced old employees can continue to shine in their posts, and corporate culture like this can be seen everywhere in Hong Kong.
Therefore, the unemployment rate in Hong Kong is not high, the highest time is 7.2% in 2020, according to the latest data from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, the unemployment rate is 2.9%, and the underemployment rate also remains at 1%.
"Live to be old, to be old", this sentence is basically realized in Hong Kong, as long as you are willing to work, there is room for existence, old does not necessarily mean that you have to rest, work but reflect your own values.
A few days ago, a news made many netizens surprised that there are still 100-year-old people at work in Hong Kong! Yes, she is the oldest employee of Hong Kong Maxim's Company, 103-year-old Miss Pang.
The 103-year-old Senior Finance Manager, Ms Pang King-han (Ms Pang), has been in charge of the Group's accounting department for more than 60 years since the opening of Maxim's first restaurant.
At that time, Maxim's was just starting out and had not yet established an office building, so Ms Pang started in a small warehouse behind the kitchen of Maxim's Restaurant, witnessed the development and growth of the company, and continued to work until the age of 103 this year.
Hong Kong media said that she may become one of the oldest working women in Asia! After the news came out, many people sighed and exclaimed, it is really amazing!
According to Maxim's Group, the company has more than 20,000 employees, nearly half of whom are under the age of 40, and about 2,500 are over the age of 60, including 28 employees over the age of 70.
Take our tourism industry as an example, there are many drivers in their 60s, and a lot of tour guides in their 70s, who either have no money or are too idle, and this is Hong Kong, which has no working age anxiety.