People ask which company I work for, and I say I am retired, which is not quite true. I am very busy providing service to a non-profit, I just don’t get paid for my work. I am very busy writing book, for which my income is so miniscule as to not matter much. It is difficult to explain such concepts to friends who have typical “jobs.”
With a typical job, someone tells you when to work, when to stop, where to work, and when to be there. If I try to describe voluntary service work, the typical reaction is “but you don’t need to if you don’t feel like it.” Technically this is true, but if you earn a reputation for being unreliable then you will not have the opportunity to serve in the future.
Being retired could be an empty life. I have chosen to fill my life with purpose.