ATC is a young man's game ( and girl's); I always felt that operational controllers should be looking to give up in their early 50s
I wonder how many of us oldies still believe we're giving 110% when the reality is somewhat different?
Did nobody else here cringe when, in the dim and distant, you were rostered with one of the then oldies?
Eurocontrol boots Controllers out at 55, though there is a possibility to soldier on until 57. I lost my licence on medical grounds, sleep apnea, although I would have been allowed to carry on just doing my Supervisoral duties. I didn't think anything was wrong as I didn't even note i'd dozed off for a few seconds but now believe it was an unfair strain on those round me.