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Well I am happy to show you my extensive CV over a cuppaOriginally Posted by J R Hartley
Have you ever moved far from mam and dad ?
Aye, that's the key, golf, mountain biking, walks, pottering in the garden, and even watching football are all ten times better when it's dry and warmer, I'll have to find more to do indoors or take the majority of holidays abroad in the Winter and enjoy the summer here.
I've noticed quite a few mates have packed in their main jobs early and gone for something different often driving or deliveries part time. I'm not sure that works as they still end up working 3 or 4 days and I think it's probably more hassle with much less pay than they were doing before. I don't think I'll do that, when I finish I want to finish and not do a different type of work.
Maybe it's stress some jobs are a lot more stressful than others, and they still need the money but can't handle the stress?
I think Covid changed a lot of people's attitude to work too and many people retired early and quite a few have had to go back and do some work to supplement pension income.
Your job doesnt seem too stresful, you spend about most of your waking hours on here.
True way too much time
Most of my old mates used to struggle at times I've always seemed to cope relatively easily, don't let the ........ grind you down.
To quote Murry Bookchin. “Nearly a half century ago, while Social-Democratic and Communist theoreticians babbled about a society with "work for all," the Dadaists, those magnificent madmen, demanded unemployment for everybody.”
Not necessarily. I have joined a few groups (unusual for me as I'm not a 'herd' person) since retiring full-time 3 years ago and have not only increased my social circle but it's easier to get meet up with existing friends both near and far.
I would say that retiring part-time for a few years is a good intermediary step but if you have plenty of interests you may eventually feel that even part-time work is stopping you from doing some of the things you have always wanted to do.
I was immersed in my work when I was employed but haven't given it a second thought since I retired full-time - and I'm getting around to doing things I put on the back burner for many years due to limited annual leave.
And the joy of no meetings, no emails, no bosses, no performance targets, no frustration with one's senior management etc is beyond measure. It's unadulterated liberty!
Don't leave it too long to retire as ill-health or the Grim Reaper may strike at any time.
Walking groups wasn't it ?
As in Ron Davies “badger watching” walks in the woodlands of the South West?
No no no….panasonic is far worse…
10 minute tea break
20 minute lunch
Wtf are you supposed to with that ?
Ive worked on building sites that have had
10 min morning break
20 mins Lunch
10 min afternoon break
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I've always taken the break I want when on site, especially on day rate.
Glad to be back on the rails, don't need breaks with early knocks
I can trump that, the lunch breaks where I’ve worked for the last 20 years was 19 minutes.
Our paths may have crossed at some point, I was in Sony & Panasonic quite often when I was at AB Electronics. Race & LG were also in the same SMT benchmarking group.
Job & knocks were a great incentive when I worked on sites yrs ago. Although my gaffer, an easy going guy, demanded top quality (and rightly so) or the knocks would abruptly come to an end 😁I've always taken the break I want when on site, especially on day rate.
Glad to be back on the rails, don't need breaks with early knocks
Language groups too.
We got 30 mins, it would take about 5 mins to get to my car, 5 to get to the delights of Asda, 10 mins there and bomb back, a minute late you lose an hours pay. No phones or internet back then. I always recall the “team poster” on the wall, about 20 people, only two were actually still there….
Scarlet Pimpernel
We had a canteen
Plastic seats , Plastic food
None of them three, two at least sounds more like you DembellendFat latex wanker
I’m in my 46th year of working since leaving school at 18, 32 years full time and 14 part time. Some weeks I may work a full week but others it maybe be 2 or 3 days. When the weather is like the last couple of days, it’s great but there are times in the winter, when the weather’s crap, it can be quite boring. I’ll be able to claim my state pension in 2 years time when I intend to finally retire and do a bit more travelling.
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