I’d like to give you an extra upvote for your username :-)

Don’t know about 65+ but I’m 67 in a few weeks and only started my current job two and a half years ago. I think if you don’t look or act like a doddery old git, and you have the qualities and outlook required, you’re in with a chance. My role for instance is far better suited to a more ‘mature’ person. They’ve tried recruiting younger people but most of the ones they took on were not reliable or not up to the job! Some places like B&Q look to older people as they have a wealth of knowledge, Tesco etc. as older people can turn up at 0600 as opposed to others that turn the alarm off and go back to sleep because they’ve been on the piss until 0400. Obviously there will be exceptions to the rule, but just look at the number of older people staffing the supermarkets. Where I work and across our network of centres there are very few under 50.

It’s pants. My daughter (22) will probably have to wait until past 71 at this rate. Some will never be able to stop working.