I have been living off the avails of unionization for the past 34 years and will be able to retire in the spring. My job pays well, provides me with satisfaction and will yield a very good pension. Conventional wisdom dictates that I take the pension and carry on to a new phase of life yet I am reluctant. As it is work punctuates my life and provides me with more than adequate time off to persue personal interests. Any thoughts on the rewards or pitfalls of retiring?
Retirement?
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Although I am far from retiring....some of the best people I have known have retired and just let their brains and bodies turn to mush.
My humble advice - if you have a hobby, fishing, golf, sewing, whatever, that will keep your mind and body active, then retire. If you are just going to sit around and become a physical part of your couch, then keep on working - maybe scale back and work less.
Keep the mind and body active!!!!
Although I am far from retiring....some of the best people I have known have retired and just let their brains and bodies turn to mush.
My humble advice - if you have a hobby, fishing, golf, sewing, whatever, that will keep your mind and body active, then retire. If you are just going to sit around and become a physical part of your couch, then keep on working - maybe scale back and work less.
Keep the mind and body active!!!!
Retirement
I have been retired for 3 years, it's been a fun , I got to improve my golf game and travel a bit, but most of all, I have a lot of time on my hand and I don't have to go to work everyday.
Now, the flip side of that, I don't have to go to work everyday and I have a lot of time on my hand, I have done travel and golfing, now what ?
It's a YMMV thing , just like everything else in life ? but it's not a bad position to be in so you can ponder about it for a while until you are ready, I will not rush it in .
I have been retired for 3 years, it's been a fun , I got to improve my golf game and travel a bit, but most of all, I have a lot of time on my hand and I don't have to go to work everyday.
Now, the flip side of that, I don't have to go to work everyday and I have a lot of time on my hand, I have done travel and golfing, now what ?
It's a YMMV thing , just like everything else in life ? but it's not a bad position to be in so you can ponder about it for a while until you are ready, I will not rush it in .
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I think you just need to change your mindset. Don't think of it as not working anymore, think of it as changing your employer. Retirement with a pension allows you to do the things you don't have time for or if you want to continue to work, it gives you the opportunity to double dip. I don't know what your profession is and I don't care, but you probably can continue doing what you're doing, just with a different company or perhaps the same company as a "consultant". Collecting a paycheque for the work you're doing, plus collecting a pension cheque... what could be better?
Ultimately though, you know yourself the best and if you're most happy with working the same job with the same group of people as you have for the past 34 years, then there's a lot to be said for your happiness. Don't worry about what other people think or say, do what makes you happy.
Ultimately though, you know yourself the best and if you're most happy with working the same job with the same group of people as you have for the past 34 years, then there's a lot to be said for your happiness. Don't worry about what other people think or say, do what makes you happy.
I think it is important to have 'something' to do. You need a purpose for gettng up everyday. You always hear people complain about work and suddenly, they retire, they wake up Monday morning and sit there wondering, "What do I do?" If you love your job, you could work at it part-time perhaps, go the self employment route so you can work when you feel like it, works as a consultant, find a hobby that you might be able to make a mosest profit at. The idea isn't to keep making money but to have some structure and some sort of a schedule to "look forward" to rather than getting up each day wondering what it is that you are going to do that day.WABASH said:
Probably get flamed for this but forget work. Good pension and I'm sure you have a good bankroll, travel and tap as much ass as you can. Cuba and Thailand are two relatively cheap places to go and have fun. You've probably worked your ass off for the last 35 years so why not have fun now. Make a list of things that you've thought of over the years and go out and do them. Enjoy life while you still can and have no regrets.
Not sure why you would get flamed for that. It's good advice. All I said was have 'something' to do. You have suggested 'something' WAY more fun than I suggested LOL.rambler6 said:
if you like to work, you have some choices: stay after retirement at same pay and benefits ... or, see if they would be interested in hiring you as a consultant ... lots of employers like to get workers off the books and pay huge money so they can just fire you one day.WABASH said:
if you do retire, do what you like to do ... you might as well ... the most difficult thing for me was getting my brain wrapped around the idea that i didn't have to go to work tomorrow ... took a long time ...
now i enjoy not having to worry about work.
I asked my dad if he was having any trouble adjusting to retirement.
He said, "Son, I don't know where I found the time of day to go to fuckin' work!"
He said, "Son, I don't know where I found the time of day to go to fuckin' work!"
Hey, I retired at fifty-two and I rather like my mush just the way it is.Ilovethemall said:
You won't get flamed now my son, but later in the fires of Hell, and be doomed for an eternity. Repent!rambler6 said:
On second thought, Heaven will be a boring place, where Psalms will be recited to the Assembly of boring, Benny Hinn, Billy Graham followers.
Naw, save a spot for me in Hell. That's where all the partygo'ers will gravitate to and fuck all day and night.
Yeah baby!
