The Retirement Thread
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Jul 2024
10:20am, 15 Jul 2024
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TROSaracen
I knew loads of institutional lifers who really didn’t want to retire. The work was both their status in life and most of their social life; they genuinely thought it was ‘the end’ when they left. A few descended into chronic alcohol abuse, although some did work through it and realise, belatedly, there was more to life. |
Jul 2024
10:23am, 15 Jul 2024
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Fields
Not using your annual leave is like telling the bosses to not pay you for a week. And will count for nothing if they decide his time is up |
Jul 2024
10:36am, 15 Jul 2024
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Ness
Exactly!
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Jul 2024
10:41am, 15 Jul 2024
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Velociraptor
I'd imagine that nowadays there are fewer GPs having to be dragged kicking and screaming out of their consulting rooms at 95 because the job doesn't offer the same warm fuzzies, power trips, and big bonuses for "seniority" as it did when I started. One of my recent colleagues was always like, "I can't afford to retire, I'll never be able to afford to retire." Since she had decades of NHS pension contributions behind her, worked all the hours at a similar rate of pay to me, had had a substantial inheritance (that she was quite open about while identifying as being in food and fuel poverty) and had an empty nest, I used to wonder if she had a gambling habit or a romance scammer on the go. But I think she's a hoarder, and that includes hoarding money. |
Jul 2024
10:55am, 15 Jul 2024
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Cerrertonia
McGoohan wrote: My former employer gives all employees a paid 4-week holiday, to be taken in one chunk, on top of normal holiday, every four years. I can think of at least half a dozen people over the years who expressed some variant of 'what on earth am I going to do with four weeks off, can't I just come to work?'
jda wrote:There aren't many who say "I wish I worked longer". I once made the mistake of saying that in earshot of a co-worker who was hugely offended by it. I should have known better. He is a workaholic who struggles to use up his holiday entitlement. He and his family go once a year to CenterParcs and the rest of the time he only takes days off to do big DIY projects. |
Jul 2024
11:12am, 15 Jul 2024
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cathrobinson
Cerrertonia wrote: McGoohan wrote:jda wrote:There aren't many who say "I wish I worked longer". I once made the mistake of saying that in earshot of a co-worker who was hugely offended by it. I should have known better. He is a workaholic who struggles to use up his holiday entitlement. He and his family go once a year to CenterParcs and the rest of the time he only takes days off to do big DIY projects. My former employer gives all employees a paid 4-week holiday, to be taken in one chunk, on top of normal holiday, every four years. I can think of at least half a dozen people over the years who expressed some variant of 'what on earth am I going to do with four weeks off, can't I just come to work?' As someone who is currently on a 4-week break from work, I think this is an inspired policy from that employer. It would give people a chance to properly unplug and recharge before getting back into things. I’d love that option on a regular basis. |
Jul 2024
11:15am, 15 Jul 2024
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Fizz :-)
For various reasons, we’ve continued to sell an alarm every morning since I retired, although mostly not as early as the 6:30 for work. Today is the first day without an alarm - we’ve not long finished breakfast after sleeping for 12 hours!!
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Jul 2024
11:39am, 15 Jul 2024
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Hibeedeb
I’m anticipating that I will still wake early when I don’t have an alarm set. I’ve never been able to sleep late. I’ve got 14 work days left. I’m off today using the last of my personal days that can’t be paid out at the end. Mr H is, hopefully, going to put off his retirement for two weeks after mine so that he can get his quarterly bonus. They don’t pay it to folk who have already left. grrr. |
Jul 2024
11:40am, 15 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
I’m just starting to stop waking at 5 after 3 weeks
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Jul 2024
12:04pm, 15 Jul 2024
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westmoors
Can't imagine retirement will affect my sleeping habits much. Can't remember when I last set an alarm and I'm in the office by 7 am.
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