What kind of a job would you like to do during retirement?

I'm a "retired" engineer (Got laid off May 15th of 2024). Finding I need something to do to stay active and prefer to get paid. Going back into engineering would be ok but let's face it. I'm too old. They only want young people. Plus, i only want to work part time. There are lots of teaching positions available but paraprofessional teaching at minimum wage seems risky. A local bakery needs a part time sheeter/laminator so I'm checking it out. Early start time is fine. It's close. I like baking. Part time...check. It would pay for groceries and an occasional massage.

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

The bakery sounds ideal.

Could you teach general engineering skills at a basic school level? To inspire and mentor young people not yet decided on their careers?

I intend to teach maths when I am retired, for as long as I still have my marbles

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

@SunshineGirl At a very basic level I suppose. Statics, friction, beams, levers, screws, ... Stress and Strain, Materials and their properties. Drawing tolerances. Press and Slip fits, tap sizes, flatness, waviness, and lay,...Once calculus hits I'm done. Been too long to do heavy integration or differential equations like fod dynamics. Linear algebra is all canned now. Probably would do better to focus on CAPA, FMEA, DFM, and SPC and CAD with SolidWorks. FEA if it's available. Rapid prototyping. Project planning. Process writing, Process qualifications and Validations. Distributions, average, sigma, mode, regression, DIDOV, DMAIC and LEAN six sigma and other stuff i've kind of forgotten. My software training was mostly Fortran but I've mostly used Basic, FCL, J, and Python. I've done a bit of Matlab for fft analysis. Electrical stuff is basically all E=IR and P= i^2 R series and parallel circuitry. Control theory requires LaPlace transforms and modeling of systems. Heat transfer and thermodynamics weren't too bad but can get complicated.
Vibrations damping, and shock were what I mostly worked on.