The survey of active working life after the age of 60 based on a biographical research method, deals with the question of to what extent the (professional) work of an individual or the way we experience this same work contributes to the quality of life of an individual and impacts the level of satisfaction and sense of happiness in his or her life. The findings of the research shed light on a question of whether there is, in practice, a so-called “authentic vocation”, which is supposedly aligned with the mission of an individual, with his or her values, motivations, interests, knowledge, and skills. People who perform an »authentic vocation« are supposed to experience their job as a source of energy and feel deep inside that what they do is meaningful. Essential is also the personal belief that they are doing their share for the environment in which they operate. The survey included respondents over the age of 60 who were already retired and still working, therefore, the survey also offers an insight into working life in the third age and reveals the positive effects of active involvement in work on aging.Raziskava delovno aktivnega življenja po 60. letu, ki temelji na biografski raziskovalni metodi, se ukvarja z vprašanjem, koliko (poklicno) delo(vanje) posameznika oziroma doživljanje lastnega (poklicnega) del( ovanj) apripomore h kakovosti življenja posameznika in vpliva na raven zadovoljstva in občutek sreče v njegovem življenju. Izsledki raziskave osvetljujejo vprašanje, ali v praksi obstaja tako imenovani »avtentični poklic«, ki naj bi bil usklajen z življenjskim poslanstvom posameznika, njegovimi vrednotami, motivacijo in interesi, veščinami, znanji in sposobnostmi. Ljudje, ki opravljajo svoj »avtentični poklic«, naj bi delo doživljali kot vir energije in imeli globoko v sebi občutek, da ima to, kar počnejo, smisel. Ob tem je pomembno tudi njihovo prepričanje, da prispevajo svoj delež okolju, v katerem delujejo. V raziskavi so sodelovali delovno aktivni respondenti, starejši od 60 let, ki so že upokojeni, zato raziskava daje tudi vpogled v delovno aktivno življenje v tretjem življenjskem obdobju in razkriva pozitivne učinke delovne aktivnosti na uspešno staranje
