Your working life.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Your working life.

Worst job you ever had ?

Sony Bridgend

Death Factory

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Your working life.

I've had a good working life, 42 years proper not including the paper rounds and spar while in school.
I've enjoyed it, a lot of performance-related pay, so that was great when you and I needed to move up the housing ladder quickly with a young family and that set me up to ease up as I got older. I moved roughly every seven years or so for new challenges and you get a bit stale and undervalued if you stay in the same place too long. I want to retire in the next year but the Winter weather (constant rain) and lack of stuff to do outside is putting me off.

When I do retire I'm looking forward to plodding around locally at 20mph and 50mph in the middle lane on the motorway :hehe:

[J R Hartley]

Re: Your working life.

Worst job you ever had ?

Sony Bridgend

Death Factory

Didnt expect to see on a thread about work. Then again, it shouldnt surprise me really, you have form for sticking your nose into things you havent got a clue about.

[jeepster]

Re: Your working life.

I've had a good working life, 42 years proper not including the paper rounds and spar while in school.
I've enjoyed it, a lot of performance-related pay, so that was great when you and I needed to move up the housing ladder quickly with a young family and that set me up to ease up as I got older. I moved roughly every seven years or so for new challenges and you get a bit stale and undervalued if you stay in the same place too long. I want to retire in the next year but the Winter weather (constant rain) and lack of stuff to do outside is putting me off.

When I do retire I'm looking forward to plodding around locally at 20mph and 50mph in the middle lane on the motorway :hehe:

I knew you would grow into it :thumbup:

[Swiss Peter]

Re: Your working life.

I've had a good working life, 42 years proper not including the paper rounds and spar while in school.
I've enjoyed it, a lot of performance-related pay, so that was great when you and I needed to move up the housing ladder quickly with a young family and that set me up to ease up as I got older. I moved roughly every seven years or so for new challenges and you get a bit stale and undervalued if you stay in the same place too long. I want to retire in the next year but the Winter weather (constant rain) and lack of stuff to do outside is putting me off.

When I do retire I'm looking forward to plodding around locally at 20mph and 50mph in the middle lane on the motorway :hehe:

I've got to say - as someone who has just spent the morning pottering around down the allotment in the sun - being retired is much more fun in the summer than winter months!

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Didnt expect to see on a thread about work. Then again, it shouldnt surprise me really, you have form for sticking your nose into things you havent got a clue about.

Well I am happy to show you my extensive CV over a cuppa

Have you ever moved far from mam and dad ?

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Your working life.

I've got to say - as someone who has just spent the morning pottering around down the allotment in the sun - being retired is much more fun in the summer than winter months!

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.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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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.

[Henry Hill]

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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.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Your job doesnt seem too stresful, you spend about most of your waking hours on here.

:hehe: True way too much time :thumbup:

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.

[OurManFlint II]

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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.”

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Dont retire - your circle of friends and social life gets smaller. If you can keep on or go part time. I know someone who is 74 - still works most days - works in pharma and loves it. Goes to meetings gives his advice and generally presses the flesh to network his business.

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.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Your working life.

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 ?

[Keyser Soze]

Re: Your working life.

Walking groups wasn't it ?

As in Ron Davies “badger watching” walks in the woodlands of the South West?

[goats]

Re: Your working life.

Worst job you ever had ?

Sony Bridgend

Death Factory

No no no….panasonic is far worse…