Resignation can be equivalent to retirement. If you resign and you have no intention of seeking other work, then you are retired. If you resign but you still want to go back to work for some other employer, then you are just unemployed.
That depends on your income requirements, the requirements of your employee pension and the requirements for collecting a government pension and other benefits.
You do not have to retire unless a certain retirement age is part of your job requirements, such as with law enforcement, or unless you can no longer perform your responsibilities. Answer: In some...