After a health scare, Mark Sadler gave up his work as a train engineer. Now he is working outdoors and has never been happier "I've never picked the jobs I've done in my life," says Mark Sadler. But when he retired at 60, finally, he says, "I got to choose." He became a lifeguard. The high chair beside the lido in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, is a long way from the dark tunnels of the London Underground, where he spent the last 22 years of his working life looking after the engineering fleet, whic...
A new start after 60: I became a lifeguard - and find every day mind-blowing
The Guardian - 16 Oct 2023 08:00
After a health scare, Mark Sadler gave up his work as a train engineer. Now he is working outdoors and has never been happier "I've never picked the jobs I've done in my life," says Mark Sadler. But when he retired at 60, finally, he says, "I got to choose." He became a lifeguard. The high chair beside the lido in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, is a long way from the dark tunnels of the London Underground, where he spent the last 22 years of his working life looking after the engineering fleet, whic...
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