Economic factors have some packaging professionals looking to extend their careers and delay retirement. Some are taking their expertise and experience and venturing into their own consultancies.
“Why should anyone retire if they are healthy and happy with their profession? Of course we realize that with company mergers, retirement packages, incentives, and the like, ‘seasoned veterans’ will leave their current corporate positions. The opportunity to continue to share their knowledge and experience exists with opportunities such as new full-time positions with small companies such as start-ups that need specific skills to be utilized immediately, [as well as] consulting, teaching, and participation in pharmaceutical industry conferences,” said Ed Smith, Packaging Science Resources, LLC, in a recent Healthcare Packaging article.
