Early retirement options are crucial to how 42-year-old waiter Kenneth Nielsen votes.

42-year-old waiter reacts to pension plan: »It's only fair«

For 42-year-old Kenneth Nielsen, who’s already spent over two decades waiting tables, the prospect of retiring at 72 looms large. Pension policy will determine how he casts his vote. Foto: Thomas Borberg
For 42-year-old Kenneth Nielsen, who’s already spent over two decades waiting tables, the prospect of retiring at 72 looms large. Pension policy will determine how he casts his vote. Foto: Thomas Borberg
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It is quiet at the large hotel. All the guests are attending a conference at a neighboring hotel, so only the staff remains.

»This is definitely not normal«, says 42-year-old waiter Kenneth Nielsen, who has worked at the Copenhagen hotel by the waterfront for 20 years.

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