At Vienna's Vollpension cafes, retirees are turning their experience into a second career. The intergenerational cafes employ older people as servers and bakers, helping them supplement their pensions, stay socially connected and remain active after retirement.

With many older women facing financial hardship and an aging workforce creating labor shortages, the model highlights how flexible work can benefit both retirees and employers.

It's not a solution to old-age poverty, but the cafes offer a people-centered approach to working later in life.