Resisting retirement
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wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 15:13 last edited by
The workforce will need people raised in a time when AI didn't do all your thinking for you.
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wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 15:15 last edited by Doctor Phibes
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.
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wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 15:22 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 16:08 last edited by
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.
wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 16:20 last edited by@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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@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.
wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 16:21 last edited by@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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wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 16:25 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 16:33 last edited by@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.
wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 17:15 last edited by@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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wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 19:26 last edited by
Nunsense.
But seriously - I'm busy with my two charities and a part time consulting gig. I love retirement. I don't HAVE to do any of this stuff.
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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.
wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 20:07 last edited by@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.
wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 20:08 last edited by@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.
wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 20:45 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 31 Aug 2023, 20:46 last edited by
Helluva hobby.
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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.
wrote on 1 Sept 2023, 03:13 last edited by@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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wrote on 1 Sept 2023, 03:15 last edited by
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.
wrote on 1 Sept 2023, 03:37 last edited by@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.
wrote on 1 Sept 2023, 03:42 last edited by@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)
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@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)
wrote on 1 Sept 2023, 03:53 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Resisting retirement:
@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)
I wasn’t talking about my coworkers. And duly noted that you can’t imagine from your first hand extensive experience, how your industry ever got a bad rap. I trust you. You would never misrepresent or gaslight about this subject, or any other.
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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.
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?"
wrote on 1 Sept 2023, 09:05 last edited by jon-nyc 9 Jan 2023, 13:13@89th 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.
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?"
Actually she would have been at Phibes’ workplace when Kennedy was killed.