After retirement, she worked as a "new type of nanny" in the community, and her 50-year-old aunt earned more money than she went to work, and she was still happy
Narrator: Aunt Guo, only 50 years old.
I, surnamed Guo, am 50 years old and have been retired for two years and receive a retirement salary of about 3,000 yuan per month. My wife passed away many years ago, my only daughter is still studying for graduate school, and her parents are in good health. Since my life was relatively peaceful, I thought about finding a job to enrich myself after I retired.
At first, I tried to work in a supermarket or look after a shop, but I always felt that everything was not going well. One day, I was in a daze on the bench downstairs in the community, and I met the old master, and we chatted. She mentioned her current troubles.
The old master said that she is still able to take care of herself, and her only daughter has married and given birth to children in other places. The couple didn't want to cause trouble for their daughter, so they wanted to find a live-in nanny. But I didn't think it was necessary, so I considered finding a part-time job. I followed her train of thought and asked if she was just looking for someone who could cook a meal regularly and clean every week. She even said that I understood the old man's mind, and it was exactly what she thought. It doesn't cost too much money and you can get help.
When I got home, I thought about it and took stock of how many people in our community were in similar situations. I suddenly had a new idea and decided to start a "new type of babysitter" service in our community. I don't live at home, and it's not a pure part-time job, so the elderly in need can ask me to help with some housework.
Walking the talk, I first posted the copy I drafted in the community life group, that is, to inform everyone that the elderly who need to cook or those young people who have no one to take care of them can contact me at any time.
Then, I shared this copy with the retired people in our community. Unexpectedly, three of the elderly's children contacted me that night and asked me to contact the elderly to find out what they wanted to eat the next day, and I wrote down the needs and delivered the food to their homes at the time specified by the elderly.
On the first day, I received three orders, and there was an aunt who needed me to go to her house to help clean up. Excluding the cost of grocery shopping and cooking, I earn more than 60 yuan a day. I feel very free, I don't have to look at other people's faces, and I can communicate more with the elderly.
In the following week, I received several orders to make lunch for the elderly, some of whom needed me to help with cleaning up in the afternoon, and some of whom wanted me to help go to the hospital to pick up medicine.
After more than a month, I found that more and more elderly people need help from others. Everyone seems to ignore the needs of the elderly, and always thinks that they have no shortage of food and drink, have economic **, and should live a comfortable life.
It is true that we misunderstand the needs of the elderly. Today's older people may not lack material life, but they are spiritually hungry for more exchange of ideas.
A 78-year-old Aunt Su in the community left me a message, hoping that I could go to her house in the evening to chat with her, and she was willing to pay by the hour. When I first went, I was a little nervous and worried that I didn't have enough skills to chat with the elderly.
At first, I seemed nervous, just listening to Aunt Sue tell some stories about the past or the lives of her children. Occasionally, I respond with a few words, but most of the time, I'm listening more to the needs of the elderly.
Gradually, I understood the true expectations of Aunt Sue's heart, and she longed for the companionship of family like a child. I brought her a small snack that I baked myself, prepared some tea, and spent some fun small talk time with her.
After a few times, Aunt Su not only ordered meals from me and asked me to help clean up, but also asked me to go to her house every few days to drink tea and chat with her.
The needs of the elderly are not complicated, they just want to be accompanied by someone, willing to listen to their voices, and recognize the value of their existence.
I worked alone for more than half a year and later worked with several old colleagues from the past. We formed a community to welcome people who need services to enter, and every day we post meals to be prepared for the next day in the group, and those who need them can place orders in advance. According to the requirements of the elderly, several of us cooked meals for them on time and delivered them.
For those elderly people whose children are not with them and need to go to the hospital for examination or medicine, we will also accompany the elderly to the hospital by car. The five of us have our own duties, so our incomes are different.
Whether it's a single elderly person or a young person with special needs, I listen quietly and then provide psychological counseling. It's what I'm doing right now, and it's built a strong bond with them.
All this fueled my desire to learn, and I needed to read a lot of books and learn to communicate effectively with the elderly, as well as with the young. Since engaging in this in the community"A new type of babysitter"After serving, I found that my income was no less than that of a part-time job.
I am also a young man who has been helping others in retirement to help myself. Starting a business with several like-minded sisters, we are committed to making the "sunset industry" better and better.
Due to the relative remoteness of our community, it can be difficult to find a suitable job after retirement. However, due to the large size of the community and the large number of elderly people, there is also a great demand for such services.
We came up with the idea of whether we could set up a community "nursery school" for the elderly, just like a "nursery school", so that those elderly people in need can be brought in on time every day and then taken home. In this way, the elderly will not feel lonely, and the children will no longer have to bother with finding a nanny.
This is a plan for several of us, and we hope that through our help, more elderly people can be happy in their old age. It's also a pleasant way to earn money for young retirees like us.
We hope that through our efforts, we can help more elderly people, and at the same time welcome capable young retirees to join us, so as to make the whole society more harmonious and beautiful, and make everyone's old age more smooth and peaceful.