I know of several that left their wives good retirements, so I left the woke dei crap behind because I could. Don’t wait if you can drop out and do what you like to do pull the trigger cause their will always be something to worry about till you die trying to get that last imaginary number in your account.Have retired twice in my life, and have known a number of people who died with retirement dreams unfulfilled. A sad story.
Well it was over the weekend. They thought she was sleeping.
Well it was over the weekend. They thought she was sleeping.
Yep, or the people that retired and did not last long after.and have known a number of people who died with retirement dreams unfulfilled. A sad story.
Yep, or the people that retired and did not last long after.
I am still a younger guy and wanted to retire early. Kind of planned for it. (I got 38 years in.) At work one day and get a WTF is wrong with you, I said just freaking tired. Doc sends me in to a specialist and get the "Who is your cardiologist?" I said I don't have one. She said "Your getting one now!" Haven't been back to work since. Doing decent, but this was never my plan.
Congratulations, you'll never be sorry.Similar story, but I'm 68. I was working and enjoying my second job when I went in for cataract surgery. When I woke up I was given an EKG tape and told to see a cardiologist, now. No symptoms, but the the cardiologist said I had a valve problem and the longer I waited the sooner I would see congestive heart failure. After getting the new valve I got one piece of good news, coronary arteries as clean as a 20 year old. I talked it over with the wife and decided to hang it up. Broke the news to my employer and they were sad to see me go, but understood. Good people, we still keep in touch.
They do the weird talk and the sentence ends on a down note.Idk man, something about the kinda-monotone newspeak speech patterns & saying things like, “…as much as 4 days for anyone to notice. Good evening and thanks for joining us…” I’m just too empathetic & cranky/jaded I guess.
Similar. I am 58, Arteries clear, heart not pumping well. Boss a great guy, but I was carrying a lot of slackers. He still would like to see me back. But at this point it won't happen. I feel bad for him. Company had 2 other key players leave about the time I did and he is really hurting. I think he would leave if he could.coronary arteries as clean as a 20 year old. I talked it over with the wife and decided to hang it up. Broke the news to my employer and they were sad to see me go, but understood. Good people, we still keep in touch.
It’s things like this that make me wonder if my employer really cares if I’m there or not. I know they depend on me, I’m the only one that knows how to run the machine I run. While I was gone, they let things get behind because they didn’t know how to set up for anything other than the most basic job. I know they “need” me there.Congratulations, you'll never be sorry.
I knew a guy who died on the toilet in the restroom at work. They never found him until his wife called looking for him. Then the boss clocked him out for the day before.
Used to get a new "boss" every couple of months at my old job. Almost before "hello", with out fail they would ask me when I was going to retire. I started replying with, I'll give you the same notice you give people when they are fired or laid off. They would turn around, start putting my check through the slots in my locker and I'd never see them again until the next one.