encore career
Post-retirement new profession
An encore career is a second career begun later in life, typically after retirement from a primary profession.
The term suggests something extra—like a musical encore—rather than winding down.
Encore careers often emphasize meaningful work over maximum income: She left corporate law for an encore career in nonprofit management.
The phrase gained currency in the early 2000s as baby boomers sought purpose-driven work in their fifties and sixties.
- second actDrama's middle segment
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- pivotPoint of rotation
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- passionIntense emotional drive
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