Mr. Invisible, made it to 53 so far.
Stress induced myocardial infarction 9 years ago. In our lot, over the last ten years we've lost one aged 49 and another at 60+ to heart attacks. Two more to cancer in their early fifties. (One poor chap went at 42 to kidney failure and some more in car accidents but I reckon that's nothing to do with the job.) We also have two engineers in their mid-fifties recuperating from coronary by-pass surgery at the moment and four or five others who had by-pass surgery after they left but before they were 60. Not a lot altogether, but we don't have that many engineers either! Works out that about 25% get something wicked before they are 60. I blame the poor health of engineers on long hours of shift work in hard conditions. In my own case, several years of permanent nightshift, driving a taxi when off-shift to try and make ends meet. 80-90 hours a week (total) wasn't unusual when I was younger and healthier. I suspect that my work record isn't unusual...
Don't have a pension scheme, company or otherwise as I don't expect to live long enough to draw one. Had a lot of fun though, so maybe its been worth it
Years ago in Birdseed Airways we used to monitor the obituary pages in BA News. The youngest to go on average were the engineers with the pilots not too far behind (permanent jet-lag?) However, pilots get to retire early so at least they get a few years in the pasture. The best jobs for longevity were Technical Records, Technical Library and the Compass Swing Section! They generally lasted well over 80 years. There's a clue there somewhere.
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