Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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60. Was going to be 55 but the oil industry downturn ruined that.surrey_commuter said:
Congratulations, can I ask what age?pblakeney said:Logging off form work for the last time.
Not trivial. 😃😎
My target is 62 but I have a fear that my target retirement date is always on a 5 year horizon.
Contract ended. Sod interviewing, inductions and commuting. Feet up, or pedalling. 😉The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I think I will need that sort of push to get me to fold my tentpblakeney said:
60. Was going to be 55 but the oil industry downturn ruined that.surrey_commuter said:
Congratulations, can I ask what age?pblakeney said:Logging off form work for the last time.
Not trivial. 😃😎
My target is 62 but I have a fear that my target retirement date is always on a 5 year horizon.
Contract ended. Sod interviewing, inductions and commuting. Feet up, or pedalling. 😉0 -
It is a bit easier when 1/2 the decision is taken out of your hands.surrey_commuter said:
I think I will need that sort of push to get me to fold my tentpblakeney said:
60. Was going to be 55 but the oil industry downturn ruined that.surrey_commuter said:
Congratulations, can I ask what age?pblakeney said:Logging off form work for the last time.
Not trivial. 😃😎
My target is 62 but I have a fear that my target retirement date is always on a 5 year horizon.
Contract ended. Sod interviewing, inductions and commuting. Feet up, or pedalling. 😉
There might be nagging doubts if you choose to leave.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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I know a few people who retired early-ish and then un-retired as they found that they were getting under the feet of their new 'boss'. And worse, they didn't get any pay or appreciation for their work"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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I know a few people who have retired early including myself and have stayed retired. I would suggest some people might be lacking in imagination if they can’t find things to occupy themselves.Stevo_666 said:I know a few people who retired early-ish and then un-retired as they found that they were getting under the feet of their new 'boss'. And worse, they didn't get any pay or appreciation for their work
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It wasn't the lack of being occupied that made them go back...webboo said:
I know a few people who have retired early including myself and have stayed retired. I would suggest some people might be lacking in imagination if they can’t find things to occupy themselves.Stevo_666 said:I know a few people who retired early-ish and then un-retired as they found that they were getting under the feet of their new 'boss'. And worse, they didn't get any pay or appreciation for their work
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
That’s even sadder.0
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If spending more time with your wife puts you off retirement, possibly early retirement wasn't the poor decision...1
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Also people who really don't want to go back might have had a job they didn't like. Sounds like a few people on here are keen to throw in the towel for that reason."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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If having a wife paid a salary, I may be willing to put up with one I didn't like so much.
If my job didn't pay a salary, I wouldn't be going in tomorrow.0 -
Thankfully I have so much going on in my life that work was just a hindrance. Freedom!The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.1 -
The people I was talking about were in the opposite situation to your liittle hypothetical situation. So you can probably understand why they went back.monkimark said:If having a wife paid a salary, I may be willing to put up with one I didn't like so much.
If my job didn't pay a salary, I wouldn't be going in tomorrow.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Yes, that's pretty much everyone's situation isn't it?
Nope, I would quit tomorrow given half a chance.0 -
Welcome to the club. 🥂pblakeney said:
60. Was going to be 55 but the oil industry downturn ruined that.surrey_commuter said:
Congratulations, can I ask what age?pblakeney said:Logging off form work for the last time.
Not trivial. 😃😎
My target is 62 but I have a fear that my target retirement date is always on a 5 year horizon.
Contract ended. Sod interviewing, inductions and commuting. Feet up, or pedalling. 😉
Was 57 for me. Best thing ever.Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
The car size is also different, being short in the way in, but long in the way out. Clearly a representation of wavelength, but it's incorrect because, if the car's moving so fast to change colour that dramatically, it'll be going fast enough to undergo noticeable relativistic length contraction... which is symmetric.focuszing723 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4OnBYrbCjYmorstar said:
Whoosh!ddraver said:
I have no idea what I’m looking at beyond a literal interpretation.
Now somebody has liked it which suggests there is something to get.
Explanation please?
Doppler effect meme. The vehicle sound coming towards you and how it changes sound as it passes you. Because sound can’t be accurately shown in an image, it uses the car changing colour to replicate the effect.0 -
Is that due to a poor job/career decision?monkimark said:Yes, that's pretty much everyone's situation isn't it?
Nope, I would quit tomorrow given half a chance."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
If I won £3m on the lottery tonight i would not be back in Monday.Stevo_666 said:
Is that due to a poor job/career decision?monkimark said:Yes, that's pretty much everyone's situation isn't it?
Nope, I would quit tomorrow given half a chance.
not because of poor job/career decisions but because I have better things to do with my time.
I feel very sorry for your friends who have to go to work to get away from their wives. They really should grow a pair.0 -
Don't feel sorry for them - they're not my friends, just people I happen know or know of. That said, not everyone's marriage turns out great so seems to a fairly common theme. Golf seems to be an alternative solution for those that don't need the money.surrey_commuter said:
If I won £3m on the lottery tonight i would not be back in Monday.Stevo_666 said:
Is that due to a poor job/career decision?monkimark said:Yes, that's pretty much everyone's situation isn't it?
Nope, I would quit tomorrow given half a chance.
not because of poor job/career decisions but because I have better things to do with my time.
I feel very sorry for your friends who have to go to work to get away from their wives. They really should grow a pair.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Weird that the idea of actually enjoying your job seems so unusual.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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True, I enjoy what I do and getting paid a decent whack to do something you like really is a good thing. I actually feel sorry for people who feel they have to retire to get away from their job.rjsterry said:Weird that the idea of actually enjoying your job seems so unusual.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
That's why people get paid. Plus even if you like the core of what you do, work comes with a mountain of other stuff that is draining.rjsterry said:Weird that the idea of actually enjoying your job seems so unusual.
Given the money I would retire tomorrow, but I would likely continue to do something to keep myself occupied. The big difference is I would choose to do that based on my enjoyment and flexibility, and when I got bored of it, I would stop.
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I don't hate my job (in fact I rather enjoy a lot of it) but I do it for money. When I have enough money I will stop. I have apretty long list of things that I enjoy more.2
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My thoughts on the retirement decision.
Q1. If you won a multi rollover mega Euromillions would you continue working?
"Yes" - You enjoy working, don't retire. "No" - Retire, but see Q2.
Q2. What would you do with your time?
"Loads" - Retire. "Don't know" - Keep working (if it's tolerable) till you can answer that.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Post uni I initially did a job I really enjoyed, but in order to earn more I had to move into less and less enjoyable roles. That and the companies I worked for were constantly restructuring / merging / being acquired and often the choice was job X or nothing. Eventually a restructure led to redundancy at 62, generous payout and immediate access to pension with no actuarial reduction. I felt like I'd won the lottery!
Didn't fancy suddenly being at home, so took a job as a DT Technician in the school where my son was teaching. Virtually stress free hands-on practical job I love, handy extra income, 12 weeks holiday a year, and a workshop the size of Belgium stuffed with very useful woodworking machinery. What's not to like? Wife similarly works part time at a local hospice. I'm 66 this year and will get my state pension, but to be honest I'm in no hurry to fully retire.0 -
There's also the in-between option of going part time. I've seen quite a few people ease into retirement by dropping down to 4/3/2 days a week while they sort out what they want to do post work. I think some people who struggle with retirement are those go from full time to zero without having answered the above question #2.pblakeney said:My thoughts on the retirement decision.
Q1. If you won a multi rollover mega Euromillions would you continue working?
"Yes" - You enjoy working, don't retire. "No" - Retire, but see Q2.
Q2. What would you do with your time?
"Loads" - Retire. "Don't know" - Keep working (if it's tolerable) till you can answer that."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
It's a tricky one. When I was a monkey I hated work.
Now I'm building something myself, I have real purpose, and ultimately I love being a salesman.
But if I were to land £10m, I'd lose a lot of the drive to go and build something. So it would all matter less and I'd be much less emotionally involved, so I doubt it'd be a success.
Would I be happier with the £10m? Who knows. I'd probably be healthier physically. Not sure about mentally.
I guess the grind is find if it's going places. As soon as that stops it's that isn't it, a grind?
Then again, I'm hardly gonna turn down that kind of money.0 -
My work today. 😎 Enjoy yourselves desk jockeys.1 -
Yeah, nailed it. If I have to work then what I’m doing is fine (when not with an employer that gets every last drop of blood before they’ll accept you need support). There’s other work I’d rather do but doesn’t pay enough and then there is all the stuff I’d do with my time if I didn’t need an income.monkimark said:I don't hate my job (in fact I rather enjoy a lot of it) but I do it for money. When I have enough money I will stop. I have apretty long list of things that I enjoy more.
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