I took early retirement in 1998. I had only worked there five years, but was eligible to retire because of age and time of service. So I took retirement because I really HATED that job and because I took retirement they've been paying me a tiny monthly pension for 23 years. I look on it as my revenge for the suffering I endured.
I retired at 62. That year I was in so much pain from knees and one hip, I really had NO choice. Once retired, and out of line of sight of my then client, the pain cleared almost completely. Never regretted it for a minute.
I had intended to retire at 75, about the time our mortgage would be paid off. In the event, I retired at 71.5, and later realized even that was being more cautious than necessary. The work was getting physically more difficult for me, and management no longer respected me as they had before. After I left and some time had passed, they evidently came to understand and accept what I had been telling them. In addition, I was more easily distracted than when I was young, and my error rate was increasing noticeably. So far as I can tell, none of those errors ever escaped, but I figured it was only a matter of time, and the consequences could be terrible. As a cousin of mine told me after she retired, "when the time comes, you will know it." I did.
Because I was an independent contractor the precise date of my retirements is ambiguous. I did my last work in late January (or early February?) 2019. I was theoretically on call until the end of the year but was not asked to do anything more. So did I retire in February or December?
I targeted my retirement for the 31st of March or April 1st. They occurred on the same weekend, so I told my wife I was going to retire on April Fool's Day. She didn't take me seriously for a while!
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett County. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties.
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Wil is going to retire at the end of 2021 or might hold off until sometime in March, because that's when they give out the bonuses, if the previous year merits bonuses. Since he will have worked that whole previous year, but one only gets a bonus in March if still employed, it might prove a toothsome incentive. We'll see.
Well done, Susan! I retired from the Library after 5 years and two months, but there was never any pension involved. I left there in 2014, subbed for about a year, and haven't been back. I think I've been there to pick up a book all of twice since then. My card is good at many area libraries, though.
I'm not really retired, though, because I am currently meeting regularly with 10 people seeking spiritual guidance and intermittently with several more. Each meeting takes about an hour and a half, not counting time between meetings to pray for the persons and time to prepare and time to take part in two peer groups of spiritual guides, etc.. So it's part time, but it needs real focus and care. And I love it. I just need to work out HOW to do it once Wil retires. That is, currently I use our living room for Zoom meetings (and formerly did for some of the face to face meetings, pre-Covid). That works because Wil is working upstairs all day. But once he retires, I'm sure it would be unkind to keep him prisoner up there during my meetings. But upstairs is a messy office and bedrooms...none of which is conducive to meetings.
So I think I'll continue to offer to meet via Zoom, since I could do that from a corner of a bedroom with the wall behind me. If folks want to meet face to face, we'll need to find another location, or occasionally it could be when Wil has a sailing race or something going on. Creative problem solving...
So, puddle, is Mercury in retrograde again or something? We turned off our TV tonight and it turned itself back on again, even though no one (not even the cat) was touching the remote. We turned it off again and the same thing happened x 6 times! We even turned the remote 180 degrees and it still happened. So we turned off the power there.
THEN my iPhone, which no one was touching, lit up and showed me that I had it on silence. No calls were coming in, no texts or anything. And it did that repeatedly...which I have never seen happen before. I can't decide if it's more creepy or quirky.
This marks three years since my retirement.
ReplyDeleteI took early retirement in 1998. I had only worked there five years, but was eligible to retire because of age and time of service. So I took retirement because I really HATED that job and because I took retirement they've been paying me a tiny monthly pension for 23 years. I look on it as my revenge for the suffering I endured.
ReplyDeleteI retired at 62. That year I was in so much pain from knees and one hip, I really had NO choice. Once retired, and out of line of sight of my then client, the pain cleared almost completely. Never regretted it for a minute.
ReplyDeleteI had intended to retire at 75, about the time our mortgage would be paid off. In the event, I retired at 71.5, and later realized even that was being more cautious than necessary. The work was getting physically more difficult for me, and management no longer respected me as they had before. After I left and some time had passed, they evidently came to understand and accept what I had been telling them. In addition, I was more easily distracted than when I was young, and my error rate was increasing noticeably. So far as I can tell, none of those errors ever escaped, but I figured it was only a matter of time, and the consequences could be terrible. As a cousin of mine told me after she retired, "when the time comes, you will know it." I did.
DeleteYesterday it was 74 degrees. Today it is 46. Weird.
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ReplyDeleteBecause I was an independent contractor the precise date of my retirements is ambiguous. I did my last work in late January (or early February?) 2019. I was theoretically on call until the end of the year but was not asked to do anything more. So did I retire in February or December?
ReplyDeletePossibly. [grin]
DeleteI targeted my retirement for the 31st of March or April 1st. They occurred on the same weekend, so I told my wife I was going to retire on April Fool's Day. She didn't take me seriously for a while!
DeleteWINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett County. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds downright rude! Is it unusual so late in the year?
DeleteMore here than where I grew up (I'm below the Mason Dixon line here). My childhood nightmare--snow two days before the Easter egg hung!
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ReplyDeleteWil is going to retire at the end of 2021 or might hold off until sometime in March, because that's when they give out the bonuses, if the previous year merits bonuses. Since he will have worked that whole previous year, but one only gets a bonus in March if still employed, it might prove a toothsome incentive. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Susan!
I retired from the Library after 5 years and two months, but there was never any pension involved. I left there in 2014, subbed for about a year, and haven't been back. I think I've been there to pick up a book all of twice since then. My card is good at many area libraries, though.
I'm not really retired, though, because I am currently meeting regularly with 10 people seeking spiritual guidance and intermittently with several more. Each meeting takes about an hour and a half, not counting time between meetings to pray for the persons and time to prepare and time to take part in two peer groups of spiritual guides, etc.. So it's part time, but it needs real focus and care. And I love it. I just need to work out HOW to do it once Wil retires. That is, currently I use our living room for Zoom meetings (and formerly did for some of the face to face meetings, pre-Covid). That works because Wil is working upstairs all day. But once he retires, I'm sure it would be unkind to keep him prisoner up there during my meetings. But upstairs is a messy office and bedrooms...none of which is conducive to meetings.
So I think I'll continue to offer to meet via Zoom, since I could do that from a corner of a bedroom with the wall behind me. If folks want to meet face to face, we'll need to find another location, or occasionally it could be when Wil has a sailing race or something going on. Creative problem solving...
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So, puddle, is Mercury in retrograde again or something? We turned off our TV tonight and it turned itself back on again, even though no one (not even the cat) was touching the remote. We turned it off again and the same thing happened x 6 times! We even turned the remote 180 degrees and it still happened. So we turned off the power there.
ReplyDeleteTHEN my iPhone, which no one was touching, lit up and showed me that I had it on silence. No calls were coming in, no texts or anything. And it did that repeatedly...which I have never seen happen before. I can't decide if it's more creepy or quirky.