11/1/2014 – For Some, Retirement Brings Grief (The Wall Street Journal)

For some retirees and their jobs, breaking up can be hard to do. After decades of punching a clock, most retirees look forward to slowing down, having more time for interests and activities that had been squeezed into a few hours at night or on weekends.

But not everyone makes that transition easily. For some, career is identity, co-workers are their social network, and providing for family their purpose. These retirees find themselves adrift, struggling in a time of life everyone keeps telling them they should be relishing, a time that they themselves had believed they would enjoy.

Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.