39 years of service. That’s a very long time to be stuck in the one place.
Tonight I attended the retirement function of a colleague at my old work place. It was nice to see everyone again. I do miss the interaction, not the work.
Thinking about it I’d never lasted 10 years at a place. Even somewhere I liked 3-4 years the most. I just can’t keep still.
It made me realise how lucky I am. I’m financially stable enough to explore my options. I don’t have to be where I don’t want to be.
I used to love pharmacy. Now I love wandering more.
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The best feeling in the world is being free from that indentured servitude. I agree completely, Vy.
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Yes it is Marty . All these years I’ve seen work as my answer to my identity crisis, my boredom. It’s not really an answer when I don’t need to work.
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I didn’t realize it until probably this year (three years after I retired), but my last five or six years at my job I was brain dead. I was going through the motions physically but certainly not mentally.
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I loved my job. But the last 6 months of it I didn’t enjoy it. I was dreading every day I worked there . Management put in so much change every time I was due at work something happened. It’s like they’d tell us they want it done this way. Week after I’d roll in and they’ve changed their mind and want it another way . It drove me crazy not knowing where to turn. Not only that our regulars decided they’ve had enough and asked for transfers so we were left with incompetent techs as our support system. It was awful.
Anyhow I’m glad I left even though at the time it caused me so much grief. I didn’t want to leave my work family.
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