Resisting retirement
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I was just chatting with a woman in the company canteen, as we prepare to vacate the building in a week's time.
She told me she graduated from high school in 1963, came to work here the following year and has been here ever since.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
She told me she graduated from high school in 1963, came to work here the following year and has been here ever since.
Wow. That's even older than me, LOL. And I retired (almost) 7 years ago.
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@Jolly said in Resisting retirement:
Is she competent?
I'm sure she does fine. It's just amazing that she graduated high school the year I was born, and has been here ever since.
I think they force you to start collecting your pension when you turn 70, so she's probably earning double to boot.
I must admit, I'm re-thinking my plans a little. My father in law is still working at 75, and looks an awful lot younger than my dad did at that age.
I was only joking
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Conversely, I met up with a good friend in the UK this summer. He worked his ass off in financial services and retired at about 54-55. Now he works part time for a charity. He is so much happier now.
I was only joking
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Financial jobs are soul-crushing, not least because of the sorts of people one is surrounded with in the workplace, almost all chasing the dream of money and early retirement and cynically trying to get ahead by any means possible.
In my current situation, I could happily keep this up indefinitely. I only worry about not being in the office information flows.
Education is extremely important.
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My parents' game was put your head down, do the shit and wait to retire. Which they did, and I suppose they're enjoying themselves, but I never want to retire. I may stop working for companies—that would be awesome, actually—but I don't want to stop doing what I'm doing.
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@Jolly said in Resisting retirement:
Is she competent?
I'm sure she does fine. It's just amazing that she graduated high school the year I was born, and has been here ever since.
I think they force you to start collecting your pension when you turn 70, so she's probably earning double to boot.
I must admit, I'm re-thinking my plans a little. My father in law is still working at 75, and looks an awful lot younger than my dad did at that age.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
@Jolly said in Resisting retirement:
Is she competent?
I'm sure she does fine. It's just amazing that she graduated high school the year I was born, and has been here ever since.
I think they force you to start collecting your pension when you turn 70, so she's probably earning double to boot.
I must admit, I'm re-thinking my plans a little. My father in law is still working at 75, and looks an awful lot younger than my dad did at that age.
Shift gears. Do something different.
You'll be amazed how it can stretch your brain.
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Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
She told me she graduated from high school in 1963, came to work here the following year and has been here ever since.
Wow. That's even older than me, LOL. And I retired (almost) 7 years ago.
@George-K said in Resisting retirement:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
She told me she graduated from high school in 1963, came to work here the following year and has been here ever since.
Wow. That's even older than me, LOL. And I retired (almost) 7 years ago.
Slacker.
My wife's old doc is 86. Still doing medical missionary work.
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We have some great examples of dreams come true right here in tncr.
The life-long dream of posting here while surfing the internet has become reality.
@Copper said in Resisting retirement:
We have some great examples of dreams come true right here in tncr.
The life-long dream of posting here while surfing the internet has become reality.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
@Jolly said in Resisting retirement:
Is she competent?
I'm sure she does fine. It's just amazing that she graduated high school the year I was born, and has been here ever since.
I think they force you to start collecting your pension when you turn 70, so she's probably earning double to boot.
I must admit, I'm re-thinking my plans a little. My father in law is still working at 75, and looks an awful lot younger than my dad did at that age.
Shift gears. Do something different.
You'll be amazed how it can stretch your brain.
@Jolly said in Resisting retirement:
Shift gears. Do something different.
You'll be amazed how it can stretch your brain.
I was thinking of getting a job as a handy man at a convent.
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Conversely, I met up with a good friend in the UK this summer. He worked his ass off in financial services and retired at about 54-55. Now he works part time for a charity. He is so much happier now.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
Conversely, I met up with a good friend in the UK this summer. He worked his ass off in financial services and retired at about 54-55. Now he works part time for a charity. He is so much happier now.
Meh, slacker. I did that too but retired at 44.
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@Jolly said in Resisting retirement:
Is she competent?
I'm sure she does fine. It's just amazing that she graduated high school the year I was born, and has been here ever since.
I think they force you to start collecting your pension when you turn 70, so she's probably earning double to boot.
I must admit, I'm re-thinking my plans a little. My father in law is still working at 75, and looks an awful lot younger than my dad did at that age.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
I must admit, I'm re-thinking my plans a little. My father in law is still working at 75, and looks an awful lot younger than my dad did at that age.
You have to retire to something, not just from something. Otherwise it often doesn't go well.
My dad just sat around and atrophied for 15 years then died.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
Conversely, I met up with a good friend in the UK this summer. He worked his ass off in financial services and retired at about 54-55. Now he works part time for a charity. He is so much happier now.
Meh, slacker. I did that too but retired at 44.
@jon-nyc said in Resisting retirement:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
Conversely, I met up with a good friend in the UK this summer. He worked his ass off in financial services and retired at about 54-55. Now he works part time for a charity. He is so much happier now.
Meh, slacker. I did that too but retired at 44.
I could have retired around there without selling my soul, or even working hard. But I got married instead.
Education is extremely important.
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I was just chatting with a woman in the company canteen, as we prepare to vacate the building in a week's time.
She told me she graduated from high school in 1963, came to work here the following year and has been here ever since.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
She told me she graduated from high school in 1963, came to work here the following year and has been here ever since.
Crazy to think she was filing papers during LBJ's first year as President. The history she's seen and gossiped about. "Hey, have you heard about this guy named Martin Luther King who won the Nobel Peace prize?"
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My goal is to retire at 57. I have NO problem not working again and would be more than happy spending the rest of my days playing golf and traveling the world. Of course, maybe seeing the wife and kids here and there, too. I picked 57 because that is when my 2nd kid graduates high school. Of course I have a 3rd kid now, but she'll just have to watch daddy play golf each day while she's in high school. Haha, sucker.
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@jon-nyc said in Resisting retirement:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
Conversely, I met up with a good friend in the UK this summer. He worked his ass off in financial services and retired at about 54-55. Now he works part time for a charity. He is so much happier now.
Meh, slacker. I did that too but retired at 44.
I could have retired around there without selling my soul, or even working hard. But I got married instead.
@Horace said in Resisting retirement:
@jon-nyc said in Resisting retirement:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Resisting retirement:
Conversely, I met up with a good friend in the UK this summer. He worked his ass off in financial services and retired at about 54-55. Now he works part time for a charity. He is so much happier now.
Meh, slacker. I did that too but retired at 44.
I could have retired around there without selling my soul, or even working hard. But I got married instead.
Seems orthogonal. I was married with a 3 year old.
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Financial jobs are soul-crushing, not least because of the sorts of people one is surrounded with in the workplace, almost all chasing the dream of money and early retirement and cynically trying to get ahead by any means possible.
In my current situation, I could happily keep this up indefinitely. I only worry about not being in the office information flows.
@Horace said in Resisting retirement:
Financial jobs are soul-crushing, not least because of the sorts of people one is surrounded with…
This is really strange. You’ve only ever had negative things to say about your co-workers and work environment. I worked with smart, creative people whom I respect to this day (several coworkers attended the NY piano parties, for example, and became friends with old PW folk)
