The Retirement Thread
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Dec 2023
2:27pm, 11 Dec 2023
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Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr)
Lol Sigh. Formatting in Fetch forums isn't easy! Thanks for answering the retiree's quiz. Very interesting.  G
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Dec 2023
2:27pm, 11 Dec 2023
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Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr)
Anyone else who has retired recently (or not recently) want to step forward? What was your job? Who was your employer (anonymise it as "one of the big 5 retailers" or otherwise if you want)? Did you like your job when you started or at some previous point? Did you like it by the time you chose to retire? Do you feel you retired later than you would like, about the right time (or hopefully unusual, but were you forced to retire earlier than you would have liked and wish you could have worked longer?) G
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Dec 2023
2:27pm, 11 Dec 2023
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GimmeMedals
Your faculties are affected by retirement, Sigh!
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Dec 2023
2:31pm, 11 Dec 2023
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Sigh
Your faculties are affected by retirement, Sigh! Absolutely! |
Dec 2023
2:32pm, 11 Dec 2023
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ThorntonRunner
What was your job? Software developer - worked entire 40 year career on the same software suite used throughout the European space industry in the thermal design of satellites Who was your employer (anonymise it as "one of the big 5 retailers" or otherwise if you want)? ITP Aero (originally GEC, then became GEC Alsthom, then became ALSTOM and was then sold to ITP) Did you like your job when you started or at some previous point? Yes good variety even within a single product (design, user support, bug fixing etc...) Did you like it by the time you chose to retire? Broadly yes - there had been a bad patch for a few years a while back but it had then improved. However, I was tired of it: no longer had the enthusiasm for the end of year preparation, testing and release of the (annual) new version of the software. Something I had been responsible for for a number of years. Do you feel you retired later than you would like, about the right time (or hopefully unusual, but were you forced to retire earlier than you would have liked and wish you could have worked longer?) Pretty much retired at the right time. I'd been planning it for several years (pension spreadsheets etc.!) and shifted it to the right one year, but was happy that the time was about right, and was happy to give my employer 18 months notice and work with them on succession. |
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Dec 2023
2:34pm, 11 Dec 2023
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ThorntonRunner
I probably was there too long - a couple of years before I retired I found and fixed a bug in the software that I discovered I'd originally introduced before the guy at the desk opposite me was born
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Dec 2023
2:34pm, 11 Dec 2023
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Flatlander
Here you are Sigh The "preview" button above can be used to check formatting etc. before submitting. What was your job?: I was a non-lawyer in an in-house legal team for a global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in the power and utilities sector. Originally trained as a Surveyor in 1992, I changed roles several times and my further qualification in 2004 as a chartered arbitrator got me into the team. |
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Dec 2023
2:35pm, 11 Dec 2023
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Sigh
Thanks Flatlander!
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Dec 2023
3:24pm, 11 Dec 2023
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XBalidocious
What was your job? I was an accountant and for most of my career was a Company Accountant/Finance Director for small businesses usually having to move on after the business failed or was sold to MegaCorp. Who was your employer (anonymise it as "one of the big 5 retailers" or otherwise if you want)? My last job was with a firm who supplied software solutions to the print industry. Did you like your job when you started or at some previous point? I always liked my job at the start because I usually had something to sort out and simplify. Once I'd done that it got a bit boring. My last job was made to be so easy that I'd done most of what I had to do by 11am and spent the rest of the time fecking about online. Did you like it by the time you chose to retire? I got fed up of the racist MD who was also shagging the marketing manager. And I was bored. Do you feel you retired later than you would like, about the right time (or hopefully unusual, but were you forced to retire earlier than you would have liked and wish you could have worked longer?) I was quite happy to retire at that point because I didn't want to work for the MD and couldn't see that I'd get another job that would suit me. However, with Deb still working and the twins still at school I didn't feel free to fully embrace the freedom of retirement. It was only after Deb retired and the girls had gone to university that the fun started. |
Dec 2023
3:28pm, 11 Dec 2023
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jda
What was your job? Research scientist Who was your employer (anonymise it as "one of the big 5 retailers" or otherwise if you want)? Japanese science agency for most of my career, then self-employed for a while. Applied somewhat half-heartedly for jobs in the UK when we returned but they didn't look inspiring. Did you like your job when you started or at some previous point? Mostly ok, sometimes great, had its boring moments like any job. I think I had it better than most in similar areas, I could do pretty much what I wanted. Did you like it by the time you chose to retire? Bored with the work, and especially bored with fighting the same old battles and struggling to get heard. If you're not well-connected it's hard to get taken seriously, even once you've established a good track record. Maybe everyone feels that way. Do you feel you retired later than you would like? Not significantly. If I'd been working on more interesting stuff right at the end I'd have kept at it for a bit longer, but I didn't have much motivation to go out and look for stuff to do. |
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