I also was forced into retirement a month short of my 66th birthday in 2020 before that I wasn't even thinking about retirement. I didn't know you could work and collect SS so I signed up and got my first check shortly before I was let go , because of when I signed up so close to my 66th birthday I wouldn't be penalized. a fellow racer actually told me about it as he is close in age. It turned out to be the best thing as I worked for ungrateful, clueless idiots who still over two years later haven't found a replacement for me , I think its great ! I now work part time for a landscaping/ excavating contractor who calls me when he needs me sometimes only a few hours a week sometimes more and I enjoy it. My biggest concern is that in a few years I have to start withdrawing from an annuity I have from a previous job and the tax consequences involved.