00:00Some American seniors are un-retiring, and many are using gig apps to find jobs,
00:06such as ride services, delivering groceries, or walking dogs.
00:10Tech-enabled flexibility is a draw, as is the money.
00:14Well, I like the freedom, I like the flexibility, I like the meeting people.
00:1874-year-old Stu Goldberg once ran his own business.
00:22Now he drives for Uber in New York City.
00:24For him, as for many un-retired U.S. seniors, money is the motivator.
00:30Experts say gig platforms make it easy to get started, but benefits are few.
00:35Pay can be uneven.
00:36Expenses come out of your own pocket, and if you don't work, you don't get paid.
00:4072-year-old Barbara Barutta retired as a pediatric nurse.
00:44A few years later, she felt restless and signed up for a pet care app.
00:49Now she walks dogs and looks after cats, work assigned, tracked, and paid through her phone.
00:55Walking uphills, downhills, you know, that is definitely a challenge,
01:01being older and not having, you know, knees that are totally great.
01:06As algorithms and gig work reshape work, they seem to be rewriting retirement, too.
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