Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Diane Finestein Date:   4/19/2022 8:37:16 AM

Well, you raise a good point.  Not everyone ages mentally at the same rate.  I've known people who were forced to retire (back when there was such a thing) at 70, when the people involved didn't want to retire nor was it necessary based on their mental acumen.  But when people observe that your work is slipping and you clearly are struggling remembering simple things and you are 88, perhaps it is time to retIire and enjoy the grandchildren.  

Many years ago, I worked for a SES that was a nice old man, but when anyone went in to brief him, he would close his eyes and appear to be asleep.  It was disconcerting because it wasn't clear whether he was just closing his eyes, but was following the conversation or whether he was sound asleep.  A couple of years later, he was forced out when they brought a General in on top of him.